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Are Human Genes Patentable? Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Myriad Case
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AIA Impact on University Innovation and Tech Transfer
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Oral Arguments Before the USPTO Patent Trial & Appeal Board
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Last week, the White House once again weighed in on the issue of patent troll litigation, releasing a list of legislative recommendations and executive actions “designed to protect innovators from frivolous litigation and...more
It has been less than three months since the remaining provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) took effect, and just short of five months since the AIA Technical Corrections Act was enacted to "correct and...more
Recognizing a problem that has long plagued Silicon Valley technology companies, on June 4, 2013, President Barack Obama issued executive actions and legislative recommendations "to protect innovators from frivolous...more
As reported on the House Judiciary Committee website, on May 23, 2013, Congressman Goodlatte (R-Va.) released “a discussion draft of legislation designed to address the ever increasing problem of abusive patent litigation.”...more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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