Author Archives: Warren Woessner

Highlights of the April 2018 Annual Update

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Warren Woessner

The following are highlights of the April 2018 Annual Update from Don Chisum and Janice Mueller at the Chisum Patent Academy. • Heavily expanded analysis of the patent-specific venue statute, 28 U.S.C. §1400(b), revitalized after 27 years of dormancy by … Continue reading →

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In re Urvashi Bhagat – The Slippery Slope of Natural Product Claims

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Warren Woessner

I will start out by recommending that you read all of MPEP 2106 – Patent Subject Matter Eligibility. I rarely admire PTO policy rules and guidelines, but this section reflects a lot of work, particularly in the standards for evaluating … Continue reading →

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Exergen Corp. v. Kaz USA, Inc. – A Crack in the Patent Eligibility of Diagnostic Claims?

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Warren Woessner

In Exergen Corp. v. Kaz USA, Inc., Appeal No. 2016-2315, 2016-2341 (Fed. Cir., March 8, 2018) (Non-precedential). A panel of Moore, Bryson and Hughes (Hughes dissenting), upheld a district court decision, following trial, that claims to a method of measuring … Continue reading →

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A Vibration Dampener Fails Mayo/Alice Test in D. Delaware – Is the Decision as Shaky as it Seems?

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Warren Woessner

This is a guest post from Gregory Stark, a Principal of Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner. The Vibration Dampener decision is not as bad as the headline might suggest, the claims are very broad method of manufacturing claims.  Accordingly, the claims … Continue reading →

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