Category Archives: Organization/Business News

Therasense In Action – Warren Woessner To Speak At AIPLA

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Warren Woessner

On Saturday, October 27th, I will one of the speakers in the Closing Plenary Session of the Annual AIPLA Meeting in Washington, DC. Since I was assigned to do part of the “Ethics” track, I will be speaking on post-Therasense … Continue reading →

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Savior or Candidate for “Worst Patentee”? Nutriset

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Warren Woessner

Last Sunday’s New York Times magazine had a provocative article about Plumpy’nut, a nutritive peanut paste that is foil-packaged so it does not need refrigeration. When eaten by malnourished children it can “cure” them in a relatively brief period of time. It … Continue reading →

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Is The “Golden Rule” Of Biological Drugs At Hand?

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Warren Woessner

I just finished speaking on IP issues involving biomarkers at a Q1 Conference in the Bay Area. Before the conference started, I spoke to the head patent counsel of a well-known bio/pharma company. He said, to my initial shock, that … Continue reading →

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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH v. HEDRICK – ON A (CLEAR) CONCEPTION DAY

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Warren Woessner

From a prosecutor’s standpoint, the ‘231 patent (link at bottom of this post) has “dream claims” to a new class of stem cells. Claim 1 reads: An isolated adipose-derived stem cell that can differentiate into two or more of the … Continue reading →

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