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Patent-Eligible Subject Matter Trans-Pacific Partnership

Patent-Eligible Subject Matter refers to the types of inventions that can be legally patented. The criteria for patentability varies depending on the jurisdiction. In the United States, for instance, if a... more +
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter refers to the types of inventions that can be legally patented. The criteria for patentability varies depending on the jurisdiction. In the United States, for instance, if a researcher discovers a naturally occurring substance, the substance itself cannot be patented. This issue was examined in a United States Supreme Court case, AMP v. Myriad, in regard to the patentability of human genes.  less -
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership May Differ Significantly from TPP

In the wake of President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the other countries involved in negotiations (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore,...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Top Stories of 2015: #16 to #20

After reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its ninth annual list of top patent stories. For 2015, we identified twenty stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year that we believe...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Obama Administration Releases Much Anticipated Text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

This client alert examines intellectual property proposals in the Trans-Pacific Partnership from the perspective of biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. On November 5, 2015, the U.S. trade...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

What May Be the IP Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement

The diplomats negotiating the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement have done the seemingly impossible: they have kept the details of the draft agreement secret from the press and interested parties in the United States,...more

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