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TALKING WRITTEN DESCRIPTION REQUIREMENT BLUES – ARIAD WOBBLES
On October 5, 2009, Ariad filed a 60 page brief (not counting attached appendices) with the Federal Circuit in support of its appeal in Ariad v. Lilly. (Attached below.) As you will recall from my post of August 24th, the … Continue reading
Federal Circuit Grants Ariad’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc to Settle WDR Hash.
At long last, the Federal Circuit will specifically address the questions of (a) whether or not section 112 contains a written description requirement separate from the enablement requirement and, if it does (b) what is its scope and purpose. Hopefully, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ariad, Federal Circuit, patents, Warren Woessner, WDR
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NATURE/BIOTECHNOLOGY SUMMARIZES ARIAD DECISION
A recent article by Ken Garber in Nature/Biotechnology, 27, 494 (June 2009) summarizes the recent Federal Circuit decision invalidating the claims-in-suit in Ariad v. Lilly for failure to meet the WDR. (See my post of April 13, 2009 “Federal Circuit … Continue reading