Author Archives: Warren Woessner

Dr. Watson, Genomics and the Law

Since the legal tsunami of court decisions affecting many aspects of life sciences – from patents on Round-UpTM Ready soybeans to “companion diagnostics” – has rolled back out to the sea of summer break, I have found time to reflect … Continue reading

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Patents at the Supreme Court: Update and Fallout

Warren Woessner and Charles R. Macedo will speak on patentable subject matter post-Myriad, Prometheus and CLS in the upcoming AUTM Webinar on September 12.  Warren (Schwegman Lundberg) will present on the patentability of life sciences’ inventions such as diagnostics, drug … Continue reading

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Review of Indian Working Requirements

This newsletter (attached below) from a leading Indian firm, contains a good review of the perils of the working requirement in India. It also provides a good summary of three recent decisions holding pharma patents invalid for obviousness. What is striking is … Continue reading

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Hamilton Beach v. Sunbeam Products – “On Sale” Bar Clarified

On Wednesday August 14th, a divided  Fed. Cir. panel affirmed the invalidation of Hamilton Beach’s portable slow cooker under the “on-sale” or “in public use” bars of s. 102(b). Hamilton Beach Brands v. Sunbeam Prods., Inc., Appeal No. 2012-1581 (Fed. … Continue reading

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