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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Federal Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction Related to Tumor-Informed Testing

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Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions - 1.  NATERA, INC. v. NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC. [OPINION] (2024-1324, 2024-1409, 7/12/2024) - Moore, Taranto, and Chen Moore, C.J. The Court affirmed the district...more

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The Murky World of IP Protection for Gene-Edited Plants

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Agribusiness is currently experiencing both a technological revolution and a corresponding increase in intellectual property uncertainty and disputes. Originally published in Law360 - October 26, 2023....more

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Middle District of North Carolina Finds Public Interest Favors Granting Preliminary Injunction

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On December 27, 2023, Chief Judge Catherine Eagles of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina granted a motion for preliminary injunction by Natera Inc. enjoining NeoGenomics Laboratories Inc. from...more

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Recent Decision Raises Patent Eligibility Concerns Regarding Certain Gene Therapy-Related Inventions

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This past Friday, a federal district court held that the mere fact of combining certain natural products – such as isolated, naturally occurring AAV sequences and a heterologous non-AAV sequence – and putting them into a...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Amici Support Reversal of PTAB Decision in CRISPR Interference

Two amici have filed briefs in support of the appeal by Junior Party the University of California/Berkeley, the University of Vienna, and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC") of the decision by the Patent Trial and...more

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Broad Files Opening Brief and Cross-Appeal in CRISPR Interference

The decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in favor of Senior Party the Broad Institute, Harvard University, and MIT (collectively, "Broad") and against Junior Party the University of California/Berkeley, the...more

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Junior Party Broad Files Reply to Sigma-Aldrich Opposition to Broad Preliminary Motion No. 3 in Interference No. 106,133

On December 3rd, Junior Party the Broad Institute, Harvard University, and MIT (collectively, Broad) filed its Contingent Preliminary Motion No. 3 in Interference No. 106,133 (which names Sigma-Aldrich as Senior Party),...more

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New decisions in Europe and the US in CRISPR/Cas9 patent dispute

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CRISPR/Cas technology, also known as “genetic scissor”, is one of the most targeted and promising tools in gene technology. It allows targeted and extremely precise modification of the DNA in humans, animals, plants and...more

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Broad Files Contingent Preliminary Motion No. 2 to Designate Claims Corresponding to Substitute Count 3

On December 3rd, Junior Party the Broad Institute, Harvard University, and MIT (collectively, Broad) filed its Contingent Preliminary Motion No. 2 in Interference No. 106,133 (which names Sigma-Aldrich as Senior Party),...more

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CVC Files Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 3 to Substiture the Count

On November 19th, Junior Party the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Vienna; and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC") filed its Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 3 in Interference No. 106,132...more

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Sigma-Aldrich Joins the CRISPR Interference Fray

On June 21st,* the Patent Trial and Appeal Board declared two new interferences involving CRISPR technology.  The first, Interference No. 106,132, named Sigma-Aldrich as Senior Party and the University of California/Berkeley,...more

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Broad Files Reply to ToolGen Opposition to Broad Preliminary Motion No. 1

On May 28th, Junior Party the Broad Institute, Harvard University, and MIT (collectively, "Broad") filed its Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 1 in CRISPR Interference No. 106,126, where ToolGen is the Senior Party.  On...more

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CVC Files Reply to ToolGen Opposition to CVC Preliminary Motion No. 1

On May 20th, Junior Party the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Vienna; and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC") filed its Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 1 in Interference No. 106,127 (which...more

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ToolGen Files Opposition to Broad Preliminary Motion No. 3 to De-Designate Claims as Corresponding to Either Interference Count

On May 28th, Junior Party the Broad Institute, Harvard University, and MIT (collectively, "Broad") filed its Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 3 in CRISPR Interference No. 106,126 (where ToolGen is the Senior Party).  This...more

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ToolGen Files Opposition to Broad Preliminary Motion No. 1 to Change Interference Count

On May 28th, Junior Party the Broad Institute, Harvard University, and MIT (collectively, "Broad") filed its Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 1 in CRISPR Interference No. 106,126, where ToolGen is the Senior Party.  This...more

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ToolGen Files Opposition to CVC Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 3 to Add Claims in ToolGen Patent

On May 20th, Junior Party the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Vienna; and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC") filed its Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 3 in Interference No. 106,127 (which...more

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Broad Files Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 3 in CRISPR Interference

On May 28th, Junior Party the Broad Institute, Harvard University, and MIT (collectively, "Broad") filed its Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 3 in CRISPR Interference No. 106,126 (where ToolGen is the Senior Party).  This...more

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Broad Files Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 1 in CRISPR Interference

On May 28th, Junior Party the Broad Institute, Harvard University, and MIT (collectively, "Broad") filed its Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 1 in CRISPR Interference No. 106,126 (where ToolGen is the Senior Party).  While...more

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CVC Files Responsive Preliminary Motion No. 1 Contingent on Grant of ToolGen Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 2

On June 11th, Junior Party the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Vienna; and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC") filed its Responsive Preliminary Motion No. 2 in Interference No. 106,127 to be...more

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Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidity of Nanopore Sequencing Patents for Failing to Enable, and Affirms Denial of New Trial on the...

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On May 11, 2021, the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court of Delaware’s judgment that patents belonging to Pacific Biosciences of California (“PacBio”) were invalid for lack of enablement under 35 U.S.C. § 112. A...more

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CVC Files Reply to Broad's Opposition to CVC's Priority Motion

Last week, Junior Party The University of California/Berkeley, the University of Vienna, and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC") filed its reply to Senior Party The Broad Institute, Harvard University, and the...more

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ToolGen Files Protective Orders in CRISPR Interferences

Senior Party ToolGen Inc. has filed a protective order in each of Interference Nos. 106,126 (naming as Junior Party the Broad Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University) and 106,127 (naming as...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

CVC Files Motion in Opposition to Broad Priority Motion

In its turn, Junior Party The University of California/Berkeley, the University of Vienna, and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC") filed its motion in opposition to Senior Party The Broad Institute, Harvard...more

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Broad Files Motion in Opposition to CVC Priority Motion

Senior Party The Broad Institute, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (collectively, "Broad") filed its motion in opposition to Junior Party The University of California/Berkeley, the University...more

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Broad Files Priority Motion in CRISPR Interference*

In the latest development in Interference No. 106,115 between Senior Party The Broad Institute, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (collectively, "Broad") and Junior Party The University of...more

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