Author Archives: Warren Woessner

Trump Signs Economic and Trade Agreement with China

On January 15, 2020, President Trump signed a lengthy “Economic and Trade Agreement Between the Government of the [US] and the Government of [P. R. of China].” Chapter 1 is entitled “Intellectual Property”  that contains Sections on trade secrets, pharmaceuticals, … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Vanda, Berkheimer and Athena

This morning, the Supreme Court denied the petitions for cert. filed in the Vanda, Berkheimer and Athena appeals. While the Court had requested and received amici briefs from the Solicitor General that opined that the Court should not grant cert. … Continue reading

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Hulu v. Soundview Innovations – the Shifting Sands of Printed Publications

In Hulu v Soundview Innovations, IPR2018-01039, the PTAB was faced with the question of whether or not a certain textbook was a “printed publication” that was “publicly available” and so qualified as prior art against U.S. Pat. No. 5,806,062 – … Continue reading

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Solicitor General’s Briefs Encourage Supreme Court to Put s. 101 Back on Track

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court issued orders to the Solicitor General to weigh in on whether or not the Court should grant cert. in two high profile Fed. Cir. decisions: Hikma Pharm. USA Inc, v. Vanda Pharm. Inc., No. … Continue reading

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