Author Archives: Warren Woessner

In Memoriam: Howard W. Bremer

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Warren Woessner

Howard W. Bremer passed away on Friday, ending a long career at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, where he served as Patent Counsel for 28 years, and continued with emeritus status thereafter. He also was one of the founders of … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Will Not Review Therasense Standards – Yet

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Warren Woessner

On October 15, 2013, after reviewing the Government’s Amicus Brief (a copy is available at the end of this post), the Supreme Court denied the petition for cert. filed by Sony Computer Entertainment, one of the defendants in 1st Media, … Continue reading →

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Cert. Denied in Intema Ltd. v. PerkinElmer, Inc.

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Warren Woessner

On October 7, 2013, the S. Ct. denied cert., ending Intema’s appeal of the Fed. Cir. decision that its patent claims on a method to determine the level of risk of a Down syndrome pregnancy were not patent-eligible subject matter … Continue reading →

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Case Law of the EPO Boards of Appeal Released

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Warren Woessner

Thanks to correspondent Paul Cole of Lucas &Co. for sending us the below notice. Students of patent law will welcome the 7th edition of this well-known compilation which went live on the EPO website on 4th October. It is now … Continue reading →

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