Tag Archives: Classen

Happy Birthday to Us! We are 7 Years Old!

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Warren Woessner

In fact, Patents4Life’s birthday was in late March of 2009, but the earliest posts were short papers I wrote for an IP newsletter that no longer exists. However, the s. 101 storm clouds were gathering even then. One article (in … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Alice, Bilski, Classen, Federal Circuit, Mayo, s. 101, Supreme Court, Warren Woessner | 2 Comments

Patents4Life is Four Years Old

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Warren Woessner

On March 24th, Patents4Life forgot to celebrate its 4th anniversary. On March 24, 2009, I started the blog (or is it “blawg”) by posting three articles on fairly recent Fed. Cir. decisions. One of the articles discussed the application of … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Bilski, Classen, Federal Circuit, Patent Law, Supreme Court, Warren Woessner | 1 Comment

Prometheus v. Mayo and Classen v. Biogen Sent Back to Federal Circuit

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Warren Woessner

Not unexpectedly, today the Supreme Court granted cert. in Prometheus v. Mayo, (09-490) vacated, and remanded to the Fed. Cir. for reconsideration in view of Bilski v. Kappos, decided yesterday. While this clears the Court’s collective desk, I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Patent Eligible Subject Matter | Tagged Bilski, biotechnology law, Classen, Federal Circuit, intellectual property, ip, Patent Law, Prometheus v. Mayo, Supreme Court, Warren Woessner | Leave a comment

PTO Issues Interim Examination Instructions for Patentable Subject Matter and Invites Comments

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Warren Woessner

On August 24, the PTO issued interim instructions (not rules) to guide Examiners post-Bilski. I did not see this as a major event, given that the Supreme Court will soon be reviewing the Bilski “machine or transformation” (M or T) … Continue reading →