Today the USPTO issued guidance (PTO_Myriad_Guidelines) to Examiners on how to apply the Myriad Supreme Court decision to applications under examination. The guidance states that claims drawn “solely to naturally occurring...more
6/17/2013
Our firm recently launched its Legal Innovation HubSM for NextGen Manufacturers, a major firm-wide initiative to provide access to customized service for companies operating in this area. Nanotechnology is a major contributor...more
6/12/2013
This year’s Lemelson-MIT Prize, which rewards inventors who improve the world through technological invention, has gone to pioneering nanotech scientist Angela Belcher. Dr. Belcher was inspired during her graduate work by the...more
6/11/2013
- Nanotechnology Scientific Research
Though the first nanoparticulate drug formulation was approved by the U.S. FDA way back in 1995, a recent flurry of deals and product approvals have shown increasingly high valuations for nanomedicine companies....more
6/4/2013
- FDA Nanomedicine Patents Pharmaceutical Safe Harbors
On December 11, 2012, the European Parliament approved a set of three proposals to create (1) a “unitary” patent valid across 25 EU member states, (2) a simplified language regime for EU patents, and (3) a unified patent...more
12/13/2012
- EU Patents Unified Patent Court Unitary Patent
