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Electronics vs. Biotech – Two Perspectives on “Patent Reform”

The most interesting session I attended today at the AUTM Annual Meeting was one on patent reform. What was most interesting was not a recap of the aspects of S.515, which is the most up-to-date reform bill pending, but the … Continue reading

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Speed Licensing Lessons From “Shark Tank”

This ABC semi-reality show broadcast its season closer a few weeks ago, but a recent note in the AARP magazine on one of the “Sharks,” Barbara Corcoran, a real estate mogul from NYC, got me thinking about the show again.  … Continue reading

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ESTHER KEPPLINGER JOINS PATENT PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

I would like to congratulate Esther Kepplinger on her appointment by Commerce Secretary Locke to the Patent Public Advisory Committee, along with Steven W. Miller of P&G and Dr. Benjamin Borson. Although I have not always been sure just what … Continue reading

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