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Consumer Watchdog v. Wis. Alumni Res. Foundation – Plaintiff Lacks Standing To Appeal Reexamination Loss

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Warren Woessner

In Consumer Watchdog v. WARF, App. No. 2013-1377 (Fed. Cir., June 4, 2014) the Fed. Cir. found that the Watchdog can bark, but it can’t get a second bite. (A copy can be found at the end of this post.) … Continue reading →

Posted in Stem Cells/Cloning | Tagged biotechnology, biotechnology law, Consumer Watchdog, Federal Circuit, intellectual property, ip, Patent Law, patents, WARF, Warren Woessner | Leave a comment

Rader Steps Down – Prost Steps Up

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Judge Randall Rader will step down as Chief Judge of the Fed. Cir. on May 30th, and Judge Sharon Prost will replace him. Judge Rader will remain active as a “Circuit Court Judge.” As Chief Judge, Rader bought sheer intelligence … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Patent Review | Tagged Federal Circuit, intellectual property, ip, Judge Prost, Judge Rader, Patent Law, patents, Warren Woessner | Leave a comment

PTO s. 101 Forum – Thumbs Down on Practitioners

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Warren Woessner

The USPTO held a four hour public forum on the new, disruptive s. 101 examination guidelines on Friday afternoon. The forum featured ten speakers from the patent bar, including Hans Sauer of BIO, Leslie Fishcher from Novartis, Barbara Fiacco (for … Continue reading →

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Section 101 Fells Dolly: What Organism Is Next?

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Warren Woessner

On Thursday, a panel of the Fed. Cir. affirmed a board decision refusing a patent claim to an animal prepared by adult cell cloning (a copy is available at the end of this post). Specifically, the patent claims covering “Dolly” … Continue reading →