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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Intema Files Petition for Grant of Certification
Following the Fed. Cir. holding that the claims in Intema’s patent (U.S. Pat. No. 6,573,103) on an improved method for determining the risk of a Down’s syndrome pregnancy were patent-ineligible as directed to a law of nature and a mental … Continue reading
Teresa Stanek Rea Announces Her Departure From the PTO
Acting USPTO Director Teresa “Terry” Rea has announced that she will leave the PTO after a new Director is selected. She will probably complete two years in the position, which has been affected by the sequestration of funding, a backlog … Continue reading
Bayh-Dole Has Stood the Test of Time
Recently, the Bayh-Dole Act has come under attack as inhibiting the spread of technological innovation. One thing the writers seem to have in common is the absence of any ability to recall what the situation was pre-Bayh-Dole when private companies … Continue reading
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Tagged Bayh-Dole, intellectual property, licensing, Mayo Clinic, University of Minnesota, Warren Woessner
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Dr. Watson, Genomics and the Law
Since the legal tsunami of court decisions affecting many aspects of life sciences – from patents on Round-UpTM Ready soybeans to “companion diagnostics” – has rolled back out to the sea of summer break, I have found time to reflect … Continue reading