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Month: August 2015
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By Kevin E. Noonan — Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Under Secretary of Commerce Michelle Lee took the occasion of the release of the revised PTAB Guidances last Thursday to provide the patent community with some statistics regarding the post-grant procedures established by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. These statistics, regarding…
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By Michael Borella — On July 30, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office updated its subject matter eligibility guidance ("Eligibility Update"). This update provides recommendations and resources for examiners in addition to those in the Office's 2014 Interim Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility. In particular, the Office addressed several broad themes from comments it…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — One of the statistics gleaned from Director Michelle Lee's recent blog on the post-issuance review provisions of the America Invents Act is that only 42% of inter partes review petitions have been granted over the past three years. There is no statistic in the Director's link to a more detailed…
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By Sherri Oslick — About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Reckitt Benckiser LLC v. Dr. Reddys Laboratories, Inc. et al.1:15-cv-04524; filed June 26, 2015 in the District Court of New Jersey • Plaintiff: Reckitt Benckiser LLC• Defendants: Reckitt Benckiser LLC; Dr. Reddys Laboratories, Ltd.…
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Standard Essential Patents Unenforceable on Theory of Indirect Infringement By Joseph Herndon — A recent decision by the Federal Circuit in JVC Kenwood Corp. v. Nero, Inc., decided August 17, 2015, involves nuanced details of standard-essential patents, but arrived at a common sense result: either the patents at issue are standard-essential and thus licensed by…
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August 24, 2015 – Roadshow on Patent Quality and AIA Trials (American Intellectual Property Law Association and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – Santa Clara, CA August 26, 2015 – Roadshow on Patent Quality and AIA Trials (American Intellectual Property Law Association and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – Dallas, TX August 27, 2015 –…
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The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its third annual IP & Diagnostics Symposium from 8:15 am to 2:30 pm on September 18, 2015 at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town Hotel in Alexandria, VA. The Symposium will review the current patent law landscape and evaluate the impact on both the genetic diagnostics and biopharmaceutical…
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The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Amgen v. Sandoz: What Now?" on September 2, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET). Krista Carver of Covington & Burling; Kevin Nelson of Duane Morris; and Elizabeth Weiswasser of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP will discuss: • Branded company strategy now that…
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Foley & Lardner will be offering a web conference entitled "PTAB Proposed Rule Changes: What's In and What's Out?" on August 27, 2015 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (Eastern). Stephen Maebius and Paul Hunter of Foley & Lardner LLP will review the changes to post-grant proceedings proposed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on…
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The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar on "Patent Reform in the US Congress: An Overview of Current Legislation" on September 2, 2015 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm (Eastern). Sharon Israel of Mayer Brown, LLP will moderate a panel consisting of AIPLA Executive Director Lisa Jorgenson, Barbara Fiacco of Foley…
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