Tag Archives: Patent Law

Re-Election of Obama Keeps Patent Law and Policy on Track

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Warren Woessner

At least Director Kappos does not have to clean out his desk. The re-election of President Obama gives him another four years of job security – if he and his hard-working staff don’t burn out first. No matter what you … Continue reading →

Posted in Govt Policy/PTO Policy | Tagged Bilski, David Kappos, intellectual property, Myriad, Obamacare, Patent Law, Supreme Court, Warren Woessner | Leave a comment

Voter Verified Decision Elaborates on Internet Publication

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Warren Woessner

Yesterday a panel of Judges (Lourie, Reyna and Wallach) in Voter Verified, Inc. v. Premier Election Solutions, Appeal nos. 2011-1559, 2012-1016 (Fed. Cir. November 5, 2012) expanded on the Fed. Cir.’s earlier decision In re Lister, 583 F.3d 1307 (Fed. Cir. … Continue reading →

Posted in Prior Art | Tagged Federal Circuit, Klopfenstein, Patent Law, prior art, Tech Transfer, Warren Woessner | 1 Comment

Therasense In Action – Warren Woessner To Speak At AIPLA

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Warren Woessner

On Saturday, October 27th, I will one of the speakers in the Closing Plenary Session of the Annual AIPLA Meeting in Washington, DC. Since I was assigned to do part of the “Ethics” track, I will be speaking on post-Therasense … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization/Business News, People | Tagged AIPLA, intellectual property, ip, IP law tools, Patent Law, patent strategy, patents, Warren Woessner | Leave a comment

Supreme Court to Review Monsanto v. Bowman

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Warren Woessner

On Friday, Oct 5th, the Supreme Court granted cert. to review the Fed. Cir.’s decision in Monsanto Co. v. Bowman, App. no. 2010-1068 (Fed. Cir. September 21, 2011). (A copy of the decision is at the end of this post.) … Continue reading →