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Monthly Archives: November 2012
USPTO Director Kappos Resigns
USPTO Director David Kappos has announced that he will leave the Office early next year, perhaps by the end of January. He became the Director in 2009, leaving his position as essentially Head Patent Counsel at IBM. He brought much-needed … Continue reading
Posted in People
Tagged David Kappos, intellectual property, Patent Law, USPTO, Warren Woessner
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Perkinelmer v. Intema – Biomarker Claims Not Patent Eligible
In Perkinelmer, Inc. v. Intema, Ltd., Appeal no. 2011-1577 (Fed. Cir. November 20, 2012), a panel of the Fed. Cir. reversed the district court and invalidated all of the claims of US Pat. No. 6,573,103 as patent-ineligible in view of … Continue reading
Edwards Lifesciences v. Corevalve – Pig Valve Implants Enabling
In Edwards Lifesciences AB v. Corevalve, Inc. (now a part of Medtronic), Appeal No. 2011-1215-1257 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 13, 2012), Corevalve challenged the validity of US Pat. No. 5,411,552 directed to a “transcather heart valve” on the basis that the … Continue reading
Posted in Enablement
Tagged Corevalve, Edwards Lifesciences AB, Enablement, FDA, Federal Circuit, Inc., Medtronic, Patent Law, Warren Woessner
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