Tag Archives: Patent Law

Synthes v. Spinal Kinetics – When “Structure” is Not Enough

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Warren Woessner

A guest post from Domenico Ippolito of Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. Synthes USA, LLC v. Spinal Kinetics, Inc., 2013-1047, -1059, (Fed.Cir. Oct 29, 2013) concerns a medical device patent, but addresses issues common to all patents. The primary … Continue reading →

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Novozymes Loses “Possession” Of Its Enzyme

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Warren Woessner

I am not sure how I missed this decision, which came down on July 22nd, but it offers a rather scary hi-def picture as to where the written description requirement of s. 112 has been and where it is headed. … Continue reading →

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EPO Abolishes Prior “Short” Divisional Guidelines

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Warren Woessner

This is a guest post from Mewburn Ellis of London. The Administrative Council (the governing body of the European Patent Office) has decided at its meeting on 16 October 2013 to change the regulations regarding the deadline for filing divisional … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Will Not Review Therasense Standards – Yet

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Warren Woessner

On October 15, 2013, after reviewing the Government’s Amicus Brief (a copy is available at the end of this post), the Supreme Court denied the petition for cert. filed by Sony Computer Entertainment, one of the defendants in 1st Media, … Continue reading →