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Prometheus Unbound – Are Methods Of Medical Treatment The Next “Targets”?

In my March post “Unnatural Acts – Patenting Diagnostic Tests Post-Prometheus” I wrote: “I have been trying to formulate diagnostic claims that would pass muster post-Prometheus and I am having trouble. If a researcher discovers the marker, the researcher should … Continue reading

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Prometheus Q/A – Which Side Are You On?

A guest post from Robin Chadwick of SLW. During the three weeks since the Supreme Court ruled that certain diagnostic claims are not eligible for patenting, four other patent cases have been impacted by this ruling. The Court is shaping … Continue reading

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Federal Circuit Reverses District Court in Prometheus v. Mayo

On September 16, 2009, the Federal Circuit reversed the holding of the district court that a process for monitoring and adjusting a method of medical treatment was unpatentable as attempting to claim non-statutory subject matter (Prometheus Labs., Inc. v. Mayo … Continue reading

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