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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

Pending Bill Would Expand FTC Powers Over Drug Patent Settlements and Alter the Legal Test

by Irene Ayzenberg-Lyman, MIke Cowie, George Gordan | Dechert LLP on 2/14/2013

Key Points: - This month several U.S. Senators introduced the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act. There is no similar bill pending in the U.S. House. - The Act revives legislative efforts to wipe out the...more

Congress Approves Patent "Corrections and Improvements" Act, President's Signature Expected Shortly

by Andrew S. Baluch | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/7/2013

On January 1, 2013, a bill (H.R. 6621) cleared both houses of Congress to “correct and improve certain provisions” in the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (AIA) and in other parts the Patent Act....more

Stripped of Controversial Provisions, Lame-Duck Patent Reform Heads to Obama's Desk

by Jonathon K. Hance, Constance Gall Rhebergen, Michael R. Samardzija, Ph.D., Jeffrey S. Whittle | Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 1/4/2013

On January 1, 2013 — immediately after passing the fiscal crisis bill — the House of Representatives agreed by voice vote (at 11:13 PM) to approve the Senate's Amendments to H.R. 6621. A controversial provision that would...more

Senate Passes the America Invents Act

by White & Case LLP on 9/17/2011

Landmark Patent Reform Bill Ready for President Obama’s Signature September 2011 Client Alert Intellectual Property On September 8, 2011, the Senate passed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”), without amendments...more

MBHB Snippets - Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law, Summer 2011, Volume 9, Issue 3

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 9/9/2011

In This Issue: 1 On the Brink of Change — Congress Passes Patent Reform 1 ICANN’s Proposal for New Generic Top Level Domain Names 8 The Supreme Court Review of the Federal Circuit: Recent Decisions with Varying...more

Gene Patenting: Federal Circuit Upholds Patents to Isolated DNA

by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 8/20/2011

On Friday, the Federal Circuit issued its highly anticipated decision in Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. v. Myriad Genetics. The Federal Circuit held that isolated DNA sequences (both genomic DNA and cDNA) are...more