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Commissioner for Patents Robert Stoll to Retire Effective Dec. 31st. Deputy Commissioner Focarino to succeed.
Since he became an Examiner in the chemical arts in 1982, Bob Stoll has been an increasingly important presence (some would say “force”) in the USPTO. He has held executive/administrative positions in the Office since 1979 and has been Commissioner … Continue reading
DNA Patenting “Urban Legend” Debunked At AIPLA
The most interesting presentation at the Annual AIPLA Meeting – which is not yet over – was Professor Christopher M. Holman’s talk – “Deconstructing the myth that 20% of the human genome is patented” which was based on his paper … Continue reading
Posted in Patent Eligible Subject Matter
Tagged AIPLA, DNA, patents, Professor Christopher M. Holman, Warren Woessner
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EU High Court Bans Patents on Cells Requiring Processing Human Embryos
Defining “human embryos” broadly, The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that pluripotent stem cells derived from human embryos and totipotent stem cells derived from blastocysts are not patentable if they are obtained by destroying human embryos … Continue reading
Posted in Stem Cells/Cloning
Tagged human embryos, Patent Law, pluripotent, stem cells, Warren Woessner
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Infringement by Unobvious Changes – A Look (Way) Back
As a much younger attorney, I gave a presentation at the 1990 AIPLA Annual Meeting: “A Review of Recent Federal Circuit Decisions Relating to Infringement” (AIPLA Selected Legal Papers, 9, 3 (July 1991)), in which I wrestled with the question … Continue reading