In Athena Diagnostics, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services, a divided panel of the Federal Circuit has provided another guidepost in the search for patent-eligible subject matter in the diagnostic industry. The Court upheld a...more
2/8/2019
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Diagnostic Method ,
Expert Testimony ,
Life Sciences ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
Section 101 ,
Standard of Review
Life science and other high technology companies most frequently file patent applications in five IP offices (IP5), namely: the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japanese...more
6/5/2017
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China ,
EU ,
European Patent Office ,
Grace Period ,
Japan ,
JPO ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Applications ,
Printed Publications ,
Prior Art ,
Public Disclosure ,
SIPO ,
South Korea ,
Technology ,
USPTO
On May 5, 2016, the USPTO published a Memorandum to the Patent Examining Corps titled “Formulating a Subject Matter Eligibility Rejection and Evaluating the Applicant’s Response to a Subject Matter Eligibility Rejection.” The...more