Author Archives: Warren Woessner

Eisenberg Analyzes the 101 Exception for Patents Claiming Diagnostic

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Warren Woessner

PatentlyO recently posted a nearly final draft of a paper writer by Professor Rebecca Eisenberg that will be published in the Journal of Science and Technology Law (note to author – fix fn 23). (A copy can be found at … Continue reading →

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Patent Office Publishes Subject Matter “Update”

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Warren Woessner

Today (July 30th), the Patent Office released an 11 page “July 2015 Update” on patent-eligible subject matter (or not). (A copy of the update and appendices can be found at the end of this post.) Most of the “Update” focused … Continue reading →

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Innovation Act Stalls in the House

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Warren Woessner

Representative Goodlatte’s Innovation Act (H.R. 9) has been shelved for now, and will not receive a floor vote until September at the earlier. There is significant conflict between measures intended to deter patent trolls and the ability of non-profit institutional … Continue reading →

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In re Cuozzo – Still no changes for the claim interpretation standard during inter partes review proceedings

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Warren Woessner

A guest post from Theresa Stadheim, attorney at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner. In In re: Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC, Appeal No. 2014-1301 (Fed. Cir. July 8, 2015, decision by Dyk), the Federal Circuit decided not to review the Patent Trial … Continue reading →

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