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U.S. Patent Commissioner Focarino To Retire

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Warren Woessner

From IPO Daily News, Friday, May 1, 2015 This week U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Commissioner of Patents Margaret (Peggy) Focarino announced that she will retire on July 3 as U.S. Patent and Trademark Commissioner. Focarino has been with the … Continue reading →

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“Isolated” Natural Products Still in Purgatory Post-PTO Guidance?

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Warren Woessner

Recently, a new class of antibiotic, teixobactin, was discovered in the soil in a Boston researcher’s backyard via a high throughput in situ screening chip that detected individual bacteria capable of growing in an uncultured state. The resulting isolates were … Continue reading →

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USPTO Myriad-Mayo Guidance Still Not At An Alpha Standard

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Warren Woessner

This is a guest post from Paul Cole. As readers will be aware, the USPTO published revised Guidance on Section 101 eligibility in December 2014 together with Nature-Based Examples and Abstract ideas examples. These materials and the case-law on which … Continue reading →

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“Changing The Horizon” Or “Lost Horizon”? – Kappos Pulls It Together

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Warren Woessner

At a meeting sponsored by Intellectual Asset Management (IPBC/Global), “Meeting the NPE Challenge,” former Director of the USPTO, David Kappos on March 13th (a Friday even) gave a speech that cogently summarized the state of the IP landscape both from the … Continue reading →

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