Category Archives: Patent Eligible Subject Matter

Genetic Technologies v. LabCorp. – Mayo Redux.

It was Mayo redux with a vengeance in the September 23, 2014 decision in Genetic Technologies Ltd. v. Laboratory Corp. of Amer. Holdings et al., Civil Action No. 12-1736-LPS-CJB (D. Del. 2014).  Magistrate Judge Burke released an opinion invalidating claim … Continue reading

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FDA’s New Biosimilars Guidance

The following has been posted with the permission of their authors James E. Valentine and James C. Shehan of Hyman, Phelps & McNamara as part of their FDA Law Blog. *** August 09, 2014 FDA’s New Biosimilars Guidance Has Sponsors … Continue reading

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USPTO TRIPs over Myriad-Mayo guidance

Timothy W. Roberts, Chartered Patent Attorney; MA (Oxon); LL.D (honoris causa, Sheffield University) Paul G. Cole,  Chartered Patent Attorney;  MA (Oxon); LLM, NottinghamTrent; Visiting Professor, Bournemouth University The above UK-based European Practitioners have today filed comments at the USPTO arguing … Continue reading

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Myriad Guidance Comments

The USPTO is now publishing comments http://www.uspto.gov/patents/law/comments/myriad-mayo_guidance_comments.jsp  

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