Webinar on Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells – Oct. 6th

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Warren Woessner

Dr. Robin Chadwick will be discussing her project to landscape pending and issued patent claims directed to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) from the International Stem Cell Conference in Detroit. Many researchers are turning to this family of stem cells due to the political problems involved with obtaining and working with ESCs and the scientific controversies surrounding adult stem cells.

The information needed to hear the webinar at a discounted rate is provided below.

$50 discount/academic discount:              IFIF-PSC50-102010

Register Now

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O’Malley Nomination To Fed. Cir. Moves Forward

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Warren Woessner

On September 23rd, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Judge Kathleen O’Malley (N.D. Ohio) to fill a vacancy on the Federal Circuit. Judge O’Malley has handled significant IP litigation and is married to veteran Covington patent litigator George Pappas. Like many district court judges, she has been quoted as calling the Markman decision a “Pandora’s Box,” which Cybor left propped open. She would clearly have preferred the Fed. Cir.  to give district court judges’ claim interpretations greater (or any) deference. Judge O’Malley graduated from Kenyon College and Case Western Reserve Law School with lots of honors. Of course, any Senator can put a hold on her nomination and block a vote on confirmation, but this sort of appointment does not seem to be that tempting a target for GOP strategists. Let’s hope not, anyway.

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Pharmaceutical Patent Protection and Enforcement Conference

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Warren Woessner

Warren Woessner will be a speaker on September 28th at Q1 Productions’ “Pharmaceutical Patent Protection and Enforcement Conference” in Baltimore, MD.  Warren will speak on “Myriad: The District Court’s Opinion & Road Ahead”, a topic that has been the subject of a number of posts on patents4life.  More information on the two-day conference can be obtained by calling Q1 at 312-822-8100.

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Stem Cell Funding Ban Stayed by D.C. Cir.

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Warren Woessner

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit stayed the order of the D.C. District Court that had nullified President Obama’s executive order restoring Federal funding for research on embryonic stem cells (ESCs) as conflicting with the Congressional amendment attached to a bill each year that bars Federal funding for research that would destroy human embryos. The Court of Appeals did not provide any opinion on the merits, but the stay permits NIH-funded ESC research projects in the U.S. to continue, and permits the NIH to continue to disburse funds to projects it had funded under the Obama order. Of course, the stay will only last until a decision on the merits, which itself is sure to be appealed, but this may provide time for a legislative fix favored by supporters of ESC research. Earlier posts on this judicial/legislative battle appear below (Sept. 1st and August 25th).

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