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Isolated DNA and the “Hand of Man”

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Editors Notes: Apart from a fine survey of the case law on patent-eligibility of not-so natural products, Paul Cole suggests that, in view of the incomplete and/or indirect description of the BRACA sequences that Myriad claimed, there may well be … Continue reading →

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USPTO Forum to Discuss the Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility of Claims Reciting Laws of Nature

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Warren Woessner

On May 9th the Patent Office is hosting a forum to receive public feedback from organizations and individuals on the “Guidance”(link below). As followers of Patents4Life are well aware, I have not been shy in posting my opinions regarding patenting … Continue reading →

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Advocates in Alice v. CLS Bank Debate “In the Cloud” in FCBA Webinar

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Last Thursday, I managed to miss the webinar sponsored by the Federal Circuit Bar Association on Alice v. CLS Bank, post-oral argument. However, I just finished listening to the audio transcript. It is not easy to summarize an hour-long discussion … Continue reading →

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Cert. Granted In Teva V. Sandoz (“April Fool” Lightning Ballast!)

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Warren Woessner

On Monday, the Supreme Court granted cert. in the somewhat overlooked panel decision, Teva Pharm., Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., 727 F.3d 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2013)(Sup. Ct. 13-854) (a copy can be found at the end of this post). Most commentators … Continue reading →

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