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Federal Court Affirms BPAI in Dawson v. Dawson and Bowman

This is a guest post from Theresa Stadheim of Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner In Chandler Dawson v. Chandler Dawson and Lyle Bowman, Appeal Nos. 2012-1214,-1215,-1216, -1217 (Fed. Cir. March 25, 2013) (a copy can be found at the end of … Continue reading

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UK National Stem Cell Network Report – The Patent Watch Landscape

If you have either a passing or passionate interest in stem cell patenting, this report is worth some of your time. (A link to the report can be found at the end of this post.) The report analyzes the stem … Continue reading

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Time For Myriad To Fight Another Day

Put another way, it is time for Jones Day to click their well-polished heels and go home. Today, the U.S. Government filed an amicus brief largely supporting the arguments by AMP/ACLU that isolated DNA is essentially the same molecule after … Continue reading

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USPTO Publishes Final Rules for Micro-Entity Status and Fee Schedule

On December 19, 2012, the Patent Office published the final rule: “Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patents Fees” –77 Fed. Reg. 75019–and on January 18, 2013 the final fee schedule is expected to be published (link below). … Continue reading

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