Tag Archives: USPTO

Superman Breyer v. Batman Lourie Battle in the Sequenom Petition for Cert.

Since this is an amplification of my last post on the Sequenom petition for cert. in Sequenom v. Ariosa, please go back at read my first post on the petition. I have been arguing for some years that the patent … Continue reading

Posted in Patent Eligible Subject Matter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

President Obama Nominates Merrick Garland to fill Scalia Vacancy

Yesterday, President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland, Chief Judge of the D.C. Cir., to fill the seat vacated by the recent death of Justice Scalia. Merrick is a graduate of Harvard and Harvard Law School, and clerked for Justice Brennan. … Continue reading

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Therasense Puts A World Of (Antitrust) Hurt On 3M

Commentators who have declared inequitable conduct dead and buried should study TransWeb, LLC v. 3M Innovative Properties Co., App. No. 2014-1646 (Fed. Cir., Feb. 10 2016). {A copy can be found at the end of this post.] The decision demonstrates … Continue reading

Posted in Patent Eligible Subject Matter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Obama Launches Cancer Moonshot Task Force – But Where’s The Patent Power?

On January 28, 2016, the White House issued a Memorandum establishing the Moonshot Task Force “to double the rate of progress in the fight against cancer – and put ourselves on a path to achieve in just 5 years research … Continue reading

Posted in Patent Eligible Subject Matter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments