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New Decision Addresses Whether Transcription Error in Prior Art Supports Obviousness

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More than 50 years ago, the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) in In re Yale, 434 F.2d 666 (C.C.P.A. 1970), held that where a prior art reference includes an obvious error of a typographical or similar nature that...more

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Federal Circuit Relies on Robust Disclosure to Save Priority Date

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On September 20, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion affirming the summary judgement that Abbott’s U.S. Patent No. 5,344,915 (“the ’915 Patent”) was sufficiently supported by the written...more

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Inherent Disclosure Satisfied Written Description

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In Yeda Research and Development Co., Ltd. v. Abbott GMBH & Co. KG, Slip Op. 2015-1662 (Fed. Cir. 2016), the Federal Circuit held that a claim to an isolated protein described by its partial amino acid sequence satisfies 35...more

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