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USPTO Patent Eligibility Guidelines – A Step Too Far For Natural Products?

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Guest Post from Paul Cole, Lucas & Co., UK New Prometheus/Myriad guidance appeared on the USPTO website on 4March under the weighty title 2014 Procedure For Subject Matter Eligibility Analysis Of Claims Reciting Or Involving Laws Of Nature/Natural Principles, Natural … Continue reading →

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PTO Releases Guidelines On Patenting “Natural Phenomena And Natural Products”

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Warren Woessner

On March 4, 2014, Andrew Hirschfield, the Deputy Commissioner For Patent Examination Policy, released a “Memorandum” entitled “Guidance for Subject Matter Eligibility Analysis Of Claims Reciting Or Involving Laws of Nature/Natural Principles, Natural Phenomena, And/Or Natural Products” in view of … Continue reading →

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CLS v. Alice Bank And The Cult Of The “Abstract Idea”

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Ex-Judge Michel’s compelling amicus brief – more on that in a future post—prompted me to take a quick look back at the evolution “abstract idea” as a patent-ineligible category of invention. This category of patent-ineligible invention is listed, along with … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Will Review Limelight and Nautilus

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Continuing its heightened interest in IP law, on Friday the Supreme Court granted petitions for cert. to review Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akami Technologies, Inc., U.S., No 12-786 and Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., U.S., 13-339. The other two … Continue reading →