Tag Archives: Patent Law

Supreme Court Reverses In Prometheus v. Mayo!

In a decision dated March 20, 2012, Justice Breyer writing for a unanimous court, held that claims to administering a drug, followed by measuring the levels of metabolites of the drug, in order to optimize the amount administered, are not patent … Continue reading

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A Hidden Danger Under The EPC – The “Extension Trap”

Provided to us by Dr. Stefan Danner of DHS Patentanwalts GmbH, find below the current issue of the biotech IP newsletter dealing with recent EPO case law on Article 123(2)(3) EPC. Extension Trap

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Last Chapter In The “Corn Wars” Or Just The Latest?

On February 28, 2012, a three-judge panel of the Fed. Cir. ruled that the Board properly ruled that Monsanto prevailed in interference no. 105,728, involving the patent claims directed broadly to transgenic corn. (A copy of this ruling is found at … Continue reading

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Bayer v. Lupin – Patenting The Label Redux

In my post of January 13, 2011, I discussed AstraZeneca LP v. Apotex, a Fed. Cir. decision in which AZ argued successfully that the proposed  Apotex labeling for an anti-asthma drug would induce infringement if the generic were marketed with … Continue reading

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