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Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. v. Cepheid – Are Primers “Natural Products”?

Anyone familiar with the fate of claims to primers used in PCR, to amplify a stretch of target DNA in order to determine whether or not a significant mutation is present, could write the opinion in this appeal (No. 2017-1690 … Continue reading

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Neutrokine-α litigation – On a different record from that before the EPO Appeal Board, the UK Court of Appeal finds different facts with a different result

From Paul Cole of Lucas & Cole On February 9th the Court of Appeal ([2010] EWCA Civ 33; Jacob L.J.) held that Human Genome Sciences Patent EP-B-093 cheap cialis online 9804 for Neutrokine-α did not meet the industrial applicability requirement … Continue reading

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