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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Give A Little, Get A Little: New PTO Program Aims to Speed Examination
On November 27, 2009, the USPTO published the “Patent Application Reduction Stimulus Plan” (74 Fed. Reg. 62285) (a PDF is found at the end of this posting). Briefly, a procedure has been established whereby a small entity applicant can have … Continue reading
David Kappos and The Impact of KSR – A Unique Opportunity For Our Profession
By Paul Cole Visiting Professor, Intellectual Property Law, Bournemouth University, UK On Tuesday 24 November, David Kappos made a posting on the Director’s Forum including the following statement: Some have suggested that the Office is determining obviousness in a way … Continue reading
A Look Back at the Roots of the Thorny WDR Problem
As the date for oral argument looms in Ariad v. Lilly, as does an en banc decision as to the existence and/or the role of the written description requirement (WDR) in Section 112, I thought it would be worthwhile to … Continue reading
Posted in Written Description Requirements (WDR)
Tagged Ariad, Ariad v. Lilly, ENZO, Federal Circuit, Judge Rader, Lilly, Patent Law, Warren Woessner, WDR
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