Monthly Archives: August 2013

Patents at the Supreme Court: Update and Fallout

Warren Woessner and Charles R. Macedo will speak on patentable subject matter post-Myriad, Prometheus and CLS in the upcoming AUTM Webinar on September 12.  Warren (Schwegman Lundberg) will present on the patentability of life sciences’ inventions such as diagnostics, drug … Continue reading

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Review of Indian Working Requirements

This newsletter (attached below) from a leading Indian firm, contains a good review of the perils of the working requirement in India. It also provides a good summary of three recent decisions holding pharma patents invalid for obviousness. What is striking is … Continue reading

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Hamilton Beach v. Sunbeam Products – “On Sale” Bar Clarified

On Wednesday August 14th, a divided  Fed. Cir. panel affirmed the invalidation of Hamilton Beach’s portable slow cooker under the “on-sale” or “in public use” bars of s. 102(b). Hamilton Beach Brands v. Sunbeam Prods., Inc., Appeal No. 2012-1581 (Fed. … Continue reading

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Submission of Copyrighted Articles to the PTO “Fair Use”, D. Minn. Magistrate Rules

Federal Magistrate Jeffrey Keyes ruled that it is fair use for law firms to use copyrighted journal articles when preparing patent applications, and recommended that an infringement suit against Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA (SLW) by two academic publishers be dismissed. … Continue reading

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