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Monthly Archives: November 2009
POST FROM AUSTRALIA – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS MAY NOT BE CITABLE ART.
By Bill Bennett, Pizzeys, Canberra, AU A unique aspect of Australian Patent Law is the requirement that a reference must be “reasonably ascertained, understood and regarded as relevant” by the hypothetical skilled person before it can be applied in an … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Bill Bennett, citable art, intellectual property, Patent Law, Pizzeys, Warren Woessner
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"LOOKS BAD FOR BUSINESS METHODS" — A note by Erwin J. Basinski
The Bilski case before the US Supreme Court came up for oral argument on November 9. After a couple of reads, My initial impressions are: 1. Most of the questions from the Justices (primarily Scalia, Breyer, Roberts, Sotomeyor, Stevens, Kennedy, … Continue reading
Posted in Patenting Methods/Processes
Tagged Basinski, Bilski, business methods, Patent Law, Supreme Court
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TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION IN EUROPE – PATENTABLE SUBJECT MATTER?
By Paul Cole, Lucas & Co., UK The UK counterpart of In re Ngai is Bayer’s (Meyer’s) Application [1984] R.P.C. 11. In that case a claim to a package containing a known drug together with instructions for a new use … Continue reading
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Tagged Bayer's Application, business methods, EPO, intellectual property, patents, Paul Cole, UK, Warren Woessner
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"INFORMATION PLEASE!" – BILSKI TAKES IT TO THE SUPREMES
Reading the transcript of the oral arguments presented yesterday (a copy is attached at the end of this posting) as Bilski was presented to the Supreme Court, I was struck by how quickly certain Justices homed in on one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bilski, ip, Patent Law, Supreme Court, USPTO, Warren Woessner
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