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Evolving Landscape of Technology Rights Enforcement

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Established 25 years ago at the turn of the century by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World IP Day celebrates the unique contributions made by global inventors and creators. Over the past half century,...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Baxalta Inc. v. Genentech, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2023)

There has been, since the turn of the century, a steady, seemingly inexorable trend towards limiting patent rights and focusing the application of U.S. patent law towards an emphasis on preventing innovators from obtaining...more

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Navigating the Regulatory Landscape: FDA Approval and Patent Protection for Software as a Medical Device

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Software is increasingly used as a medical device, transforming the healthcare industry with the goal of improving patient outcomes. However, developing software as a medical device involves navigating complex and evolving...more

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Australian Judge Rules Inventions Developed By Artificial Intelligence Can Qualify For Patent Protection

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In Thaler v. Commissioner of Patents, case number VID 108 of 2021, in the Federal Court of Australia, an Australian Federal Judge became the first known jurist to rule that inventions developed by artificial intelligence can...more

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Adjusting to Alice: USPTO’s View of Its Examination Guidelines

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In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. 208 (2014) (“Alice”) held that technologies that merely implemented an abstract idea with a generic computer were not eligible for patent...more

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Launch of New Diagnostics and Cancer Advocacy Group Announced

A new non-profit advocacy organization, New Cures for Cancers, recently announced its launch and the opening of its website.  The mission of the organization is to give cancer patients and their families and friends a podium...more

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Recent District Court Decisions Provide Guidance on Written Description Requirement for Antibodies

One of the most difficult aspects of patenting antibodies and other biologics is obtaining sufficiently broad patent protection. In order to claim a genus of antibodies, rather than specific sequences, the applicant must...more

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The Patent Landscape of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain

With Bitcoin and alternative coins, such as Ethereum, Ripple, and Cardano, experiencing volatile price swings, cryptocurrencies have rapidly become mainstream and widely discussed, with many seeking to find ways to profit...more

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Image Processing Technologies, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co. (E.D. Tex. 2017)

Plaintiff Image Processing Technologies, LLC ("IPT") filed suit against Samsung in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall Division), alleging infringement of three patents, including U.S. Patent...more

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News from Abroad: Not One But Two Decisions Fine Tune the Australian Patent Office's Approach to Life Science Technologies

Two recent Australian Patent Office decisions have provided clarity as to the patentability of isolated nucleic acid sequences following the High Court's decision in D'Arcy v Myriad Genetics ('Myriad'). The first decision is...more

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Zak v. Facebook, Inc. (E.D. Mich. 2016) - Software Patent Found to Be Directed to Abstract Idea, But Survives § 101 Challenge with...

Bruce Zak, an individual, sued Facebook, Inc. for patent infringement in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on two of his software patents -- United States Patent Nos. 8,713,134 and 9,141,720. ...more

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Intellectual Property and the Venture-Funded Startup

One of the most commonly used buzzwords by the media and investors is the term “startup,” which is generally used to describe an entrepreneurial venture with the goals of rapid growth and immediate impact on a market....more

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