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“APPLICATION DENIED”- PROMETHEUS IN ACTION

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Warren Woessner

A mathematical equation, even directed toward solving a particular problem, cannot be patented. Prometheus (“Mayo”) 132 S. Ct. at 1299. However, in Diehr, the S. Ct. stated, hopefully, that “[a]n application of a law of nature or a mathematical algorithm … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Declines To Review “New And Improved” Written Description Requirement

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Warren Woessner

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court denied Centocor’s (now “Janssen”) petition for cert. and so let stand a ruling that Centocor’s patents on humanized monoclonal antibodies (covering Abbott’s Humira) are invalid for failure to meet the written description requirement (WDR) of … Continue reading →

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Therasense Makes Sense of Inequitable Conduct Defense

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Warren Woessner

  viagra online canada On May 25th, the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, issued a decision reversing and remanded the district court’s holding that the patent-in-suit was invalid due to inequitable conduct. (A copy of the decision can be found … Continue reading →

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AUTM Panel To Address A “Myriad” Of Challenges

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Warren Woessner

Robert S. MacWright, J.D., Ph.D., the new head of tech transfer at the Salk Institute, will moderate a panel at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) on March 1st in Las Vegas.  The panel, … Continue reading →

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