Monthly Archives: October 2012

In Memoriam – Passing of Eugenia “Genie” Hansen

It is with sadness that I note that Genie Hansen died suddenly at her home on Monday. She had been at Richard, Medlock and Andrews and Sidley and Austin and started Hemingway & Hansen in 2005 in Dallas. She had … Continue reading

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Therasense In Action – Warren Woessner To Speak At AIPLA

On Saturday, October 27th, I will one of the speakers in the Closing Plenary Session of the Annual AIPLA Meeting in Washington, DC. Since I was assigned to do part of the “Ethics” track, I will be speaking on post-Therasense … Continue reading

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Federal Circuit to Address Computer-Implemented Inventions En Banc

On October 9, 2012 the Fed. Cir. decided to revisit the divided panel decision in CLE Bank Int’l v. Alice Corp., Appeal No 11-10-1 (Fed. Cir. July 9, 2012) en banc. (A copy can be found at the end of … Continue reading

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Supreme Court to Review Monsanto v. Bowman

On Friday, Oct 5th, the Supreme Court granted cert. to review the Fed. Cir.’s decision in Monsanto Co. v. Bowman, App. no. 2010-1068 (Fed. Cir. September 21, 2011). (A copy of the decision is at the end of this post.) … Continue reading

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