Tag Archives: stem cells

Appeals Court Overturns Stem Cell Ban

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Warren Woessner

On April 29th, in Sherley v. Sebelius, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Cir., (a copy is available at the end of this post) overturned the injunction imposed by the district court, which had blocked the implementation of … Continue reading →

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One Step Towards an EJC Decision on the Patentability of Embryonic Stem Cells in Europe

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Warren Woessner

The following is a contribution from Verena Simpson PhD of Zacco Denmark A/S. On the 10 March 2011, the Advocates General of the European Court of Justice [ECJ] gave an opinion on the interpretation of Article 6(2)(c) of the Directive … Continue reading →

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Banning Stem Cell Research — Or Cloning? Or Both?

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Warren Woessner

A front-page article in the Minneapolis StarTribune entitled “Stakes High In Cloning Debate” (March 30, 2011) discusses a bill recently introduced into the Minnesota legislature to criminalize “human cloning.” The article reflects on the confusion surrounding what it is, exactly, that groups … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Patents4Life – We Are 2!

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Warren Woessner

Now some of them are not yet carved in judicial stone, being at various stages of appeal, but the sum of KSR, Bilski (well, I guess it was more pro-patent than the strict M or T test it replaced with … Continue reading →