Author Archives: Warren Woessner

Novelty and Obviousness In An Empirical Research Field – The Decision of the UK Court of Appeal in Dr Reddy’s Laboratories v Eli Lilly

From Paul Cole The Lilly patent for olanzapine has been litigated in many jurisdictions including the US, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Levitra order online Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, China and Hungary. In US Court of Appeals for the Federal … Continue reading

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Neutrokine-α litigation – On a different record from that before the EPO Appeal Board, the UK Court of Appeal finds different facts with a different result

From Paul Cole of Lucas & Cole On February 9th the Court of Appeal ([2010] EWCA Civ 33; Jacob L.J.) held that Human Genome Sciences Patent EP-B-093 cheap cialis online 9804 for Neutrokine-α did not meet the industrial applicability requirement … Continue reading

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USPTO Request for Comments on Enhancement in the Quality of Patents

In the December 9, 2009 issue of the Fed. Reg., the PTO requested public comments on a wide range of patent preparation and prosecution topics, from “Finding the Best Prior Art” to issuing and responding to first office actions and … Continue reading

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BIO Joins Stakeholders in Expressing Concerns with Efforts to Restrict Gene Patenting

Today, the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetics Health and Society (SACGHS), approved, with on dissent, a draft report which recommends legislative changes to the patent laws in regards to gene patents and recommends restrictions on licensing of federally funded research. … Continue reading

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