Monthly Archives: June 2009

COURT “CUSSES OUT” SANOFI – HOLDS OXALIPLATIN PATENT NOT INFRINGED

For some years, Tom Irving of Finnegan Farabow, et al. has been giving a very amusing, but increasingly serious, talk about the dangers of what he calls “Patent Profanity.” The version I heard in May was, “Patently Profane at You … Continue reading

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USPTO Customer Partnership Meeting Materials

The materials from the June 3, 2009 USPTO Customer Partnership Meeting are available online but I have downloaded them into a PDF format available here.USPTO Meeting Materials.pdf

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NATURE/BIOTECHNOLOGY SUMMARIZES ARIAD DECISION

A recent article by Ken Garber in Nature/Biotechnology, 27, 494 (June 2009) summarizes the recent Federal Circuit decision invalidating the claims-in-suit in Ariad v. Lilly for failure to meet the WDR. (See my post of April 13, 2009 “Federal Circuit … Continue reading

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Paragraph IV Patent Certifications

For your reference here is a link to the FDA Paragraph IV Patent Certifications as well as a PDF of the certifications. FDA Paragraph IV Patent Certifications Paragraph IV Patent Certifications.pdf

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