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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 -
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Under High Pressure: New Mechanism of Action Can’t Save Drug Administration Claims

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board ruling that method claims reciting a mechanism of action triggered by the co-administration of two known antihypertensive agents were...more

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[Event] 18th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes - April 19th - 20th, New York, NY

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Hosted by ACI, 18th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Conference returns to New York City for another exciting year with curated programming that not only addresses the hot topics, but also puts them within the context of pre-suit...more

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Improvements to Operation of an Apparatus Were Not Abstract

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XY, LLC v. TRANS OVA GENETICS, LC - Before Wallach, Plager, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Summary: Claims directed to improving a method of operating an apparatus...more

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Sort It Out: Cell Sorting Method with Data Processing Steps Patent Eligible

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In XY, LLC v. Trans Ova Genetics, LC (Case 2019-1789, issued July 31, 2020), the Federal Circuit provided another example of a life sciences method claim avoiding patent ineligibility under the Alice framework at step one,...more

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Vibrations at the Federal Circuit: American Axle and the “New” “Nothing More” Test of Patent Subject Matter Eligibility

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The Federal Circuit’s recent decisions in American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. v. Neapco Holdings LLC have not clarified the standard for patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (see a previous analysis of § 101’s...more

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Federal Circuit Review - Issue 272

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272-1 Federal Circuit Holds a New Invalidity Challenge at the ITC is not a Change in Condition that Enables the ITC to review the Validity of a Patent or Rescind an Exclusion Order - The Federal Circuit (Court) recently...more

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Latest Federal Court Cases - October 2019

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PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. v. Neapco Holdings LLC, Appeal No. 2018-1763 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 3, 2019) - In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit considered whether patent...more

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Doggonit: Method for Detecting Genetic Mutation Found Subject Matter Ineligible

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In a case relating to methods for genotyping a canine breed, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a district court’s judgment as a matter of law that the asserted claims were not subject matter eligible...more

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Result-Oriented Claims Based on Natural Laws Held Invalid Under § 101

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AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. v. NEAPCO HOLDINGS LLC - Before Dyk, Moore, Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: Mechanical method claims involving tuning...more

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Federal Circuit: Skepticism of FDA Supports Finding of Nonobviousness and Patent Eligibility Not Within Scope of Appeal of an IPR

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The Federal Circuit has affirmed a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding nonobvious the claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,772,209 (the “’209 Patent”), which are directed to a method of treating cancer. The claims...more

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A Special “Treatment” for Patent Eligibility

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Addressing the patentability of method-of-treatment claims, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued two decision finding such claims patent eligible. Natural Alternatives Int’l, Inc. v. Creative Compounds, LLC,...more

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Federal Circuit Upholds Invalidity of Cleveland Clinic’s Claims Directed to Methods for Detecting an Elevated MPO Concentration

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In Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Heartlab, Inc. v. True Health Diagnostics LLC, (Cleveland Clinic II)[1], a unanimous panel of the Federal Circuit provided yet another guidepost illustrating what is not...more

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Natural Alternatives International, Inc. v. Creative Compounds, LLC.: Dietary Supplement Containing A Natural Product Incorporated...

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In Natural Alternatives International, Inc. v. Creative Compounds, LLC., Appeal No. 2018-1295, a divided panel of the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded a decision by the District Court for the Southern District of...more

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Federal Circuit Upholds Method Of Treatment Claims Under Vanda And Distinguishes Mayo

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In Natural Alternatives Internat'l v. Creative Compounds, LLC, the Federal Circuit vacated the district court decision that held the asserted claims invalid under 35 USC § 101 at the pleadings stage. I previously wrote about...more

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Federal Circuit Weighs in on Patent Subject-Matter Eligibility of Dietary Supplements

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The Federal Circuit weighed in on patent subject matter eligibility again last week, finding certain amino-acid containing dietary supplements, and related methods of use, to be patent eligible. In Natural Alternatives Int’l...more

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Federal Appeals Court Cautions Against Overapplication of Alice in Biotechnology

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In Natural Alternatives Intl. v. Creative Compounds, LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a decision by a lower court finding claims directed to dietary supplements containing beta-alanine...more

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Latest Federal Court Cases - March 2019 #3

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PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Natural Alternatives Int’l v. Creative Compounds, LLC, Appeal No. 2018-1295 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 15, 2019) In an appeal from a judgment on the pleadings, the Federal Circuit reversed, issuing an...more

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Athena Diagnostics, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services, LLC: Claims Reciting Conventional Method Steps found Patent Ineligible

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On February 6, 2019, the Federal Circuit decided Athena Diagnostics, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services, LLC, affirming a District Court for the District of Massachusetts decision that the claims at issue were patent...more

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Athena Diagnostics, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services

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Federal Circuit Summaries - Before Judge Newman, Lourie and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Summary: Claims reciting only conventional steps to detect a natural...more

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Rules for Patenting Genetic Biomarkers Are Updated in Roche v. Cepeid

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As the readers of this blog are no doubt aware, patenting DNA defined only by a naturally occurring nucleotide sequence was banned by the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark case of Association for Molecular Pathology v....more

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Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. v. Cepheid

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Federal Circuit Summary - Before O’Malley, Reyna, and Hughes. Appeal from the District Court for the Northern District of California. Summary: Testing for the presence of a bacterium that causes tuberculosis and the...more

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Section 101 Gains a Toehold in IPRs

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Inter partes reviews (IPR) are limited by statute to grounds of invalidity under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 (novelty requirement) and 103 (nonobviousness requirement) and on the basis of prior art patents or printed publications....more

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USPTO issues Memo on Patent Eligibility of Method of Treatment Claims

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued a memo providing examination guidance on the subject matter eligibility of the method of treatment claims. The memo discussed the recent Federal Circuit...more

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Medical Treatment Patent Claims Held Patentable Subject Matter Under the Alice/Mayo Section 101 Test

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In Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Int’l Ltd, Slip Op. (Nos. 2016-2707, 2016-2708, April 13, 2018) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit provided useful guidance for patentees seeking to...more

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Intellectual Property Impacts of In Vitro Gametogenesis

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In vitro gametogenesis (IVG) is a recent development in reproductive technology, and has been used for creating mouse embryos in vitro. IVG includes obtaining cells from a donor (such as skin cells), and differentiating the...more

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