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U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Monsanto in Seed Patent Case

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously yesterday in favor of Monsanto in Bowman v. Monsanto, a case involving Monsanto’s recombinant, Roundup Ready® seeds. The opinion rejected the arguments from petitioner, Indiana farmer Vernon…more

| Agriculture, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property, Science,...

WIPO Reports Increase in International Application Filings in 2012

In March, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that International patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) increased by 6.6% in 2012. WIPO noted that of the 194,000 PCT…more

| Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade

Court Report Supplement -- May 16, 2013

About Court Report Supplement: Periodically, we will report on biotech and pharma cases that were inadvertently omitted from our Court Report column. Tawnsaura Group, LLC v. Direct Digital, LLCL: 8:13-cv-00004; filed…more

| Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology

The Myriad Case and "Gene" Patents: Much Ado about Nothing?

The biggest concern of the biotechnology industry caused by the impending Supreme Court decision in the AMP v. Myriad Genetics case is the threat to existing patents having claims to isolated human DNA (and the DNA from other…more

| Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology

Bowman v. Monsanto Co. (2013)

Today, in Bowman v. Monsanto Co., the Supreme Court determined that the doctrine of patent exhaustion did not permit a farmer who buys patented seeds to repro­duce them through planting and harvesting without the patent holder's…more

| Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property,...

Court Report - May 12, 2013

About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Genentech, Inc. et al. 3:13-cv-02045; filed May 3, 2013 in the Northern District of California…more

| Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology

Inovia Releases 2013 Report on Global Patent Trends

Patent services provider inovia announced the release of its 2013 report on global patent and IP trends today. In compiling the report, inovia, which produces products for PCT national phase entry, European patent validation,…more

| Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade

Rubin v. General Hospital Corp. (Fed. Cir. 2013)

On March 28, the Federal Circuit in Rubin v. General Hospital Corp. affirmed judgment by the District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissing the suit brought by Drs. Berish Rubin and Sylvia Anderson against The…more

| Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Health, Intellectual...

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