Monthly Archives: March 2015

USPTO Myriad-Mayo Guidance Still Not At An Alpha Standard

This is a guest post from Paul Cole. As readers will be aware, the USPTO published revised Guidance on Section 101 eligibility in December 2014 together with Nature-Based Examples and Abstract ideas examples. These materials and the case-law on which … Continue reading

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“Changing The Horizon” Or “Lost Horizon”? – Kappos Pulls It Together

At a meeting sponsored by Intellectual Asset Management (IPBC/Global), “Meeting the NPE Challenge,” former Director of the USPTO, David Kappos on March 13th (a Friday even) gave a speech that cogently summarized the state of the IP landscape both from the … Continue reading

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Enzo Biochem V. Applera Corp. – When “Words Can Hurt You”

On March 16, 2015 (Appeal no. 2014-1321), the Fed. Cir. reversed the district court’s construction of a claim term relating to the scope of “A,” a moiety capable of direct or indirect signaling that is attached by a linker to … Continue reading

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Takeaways from Chisum Patent Academy 2015 Seminar in Cincinnati

Guest Post from Don Chisum On March 5-6, 2015 the Chisum Patent Academy held a two-day seminar at the 21C Museum Hotel in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio to discuss and debate current developments in U.S. patent law. The roundtable seminar group … Continue reading

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