Author Archives: Warren Woessner

Patent Office Bats Down Ariad’s ‘Hail Mary Claims’ In Reexamination

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Warren Woessner

In my earlier post on Ariad v Lilly, there is a detailed discussion of the Federal Circuit’s recent decision that invalidated all of the claims-in-suit for failure to meet the written description requirement. The Federal Circuit rejected Lilly’s attempts to … Continue reading →

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In Search of University Patents

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Warren Woessner

Technology Transfer Tactics, in conjunction with FreePatentsOnline, has created a site (link below) which they state can allow the visitor to view all of a given university’s patents by just clicking on the name of the institution. However, while this … Continue reading →

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Federal Circuit Throws a Wrench into “Mechanism of Action” Claims

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Warren Woessner

A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently decided Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. v. Eli Lilly & Company, appeal no. 2008-1248 (Fed. Cir. April 3, 2009), involving Blatimore et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 6,410,516). … Continue reading →

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Kubin Analysis Continued

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Warren Woessner

My last post began a rather selective analysis of In re Kubin, which the Federal Circuit decided on April 3, 2009 (see previous post for citations to this and related decisions). Kubin’s claims to DNA molecules encoding sequences including that … Continue reading →

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