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Patent Office Proposes New Materiality Rules

On July 21st,  the Patent Office published a notice of proposed rulemaking, in the wake of the Therasense decision (a copy is found at the end of this post), awkwardly entitled “Revision of the Materiality to Patentability Standard for the … Continue reading

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Judge Michel Takes “Patent Reform” Bills To Task

In an interview with Intellectual Property Watch, former Chief Judge Paul R. Michel set forth, in one place, all of the most problematic (Ed.: read, “worst”) features of the Leahy Smith America Invents Act, versions of which have been passed … Continue reading

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BSC v. J & J – Written Description Requirement Spreads its Wings

On June 7th, in a Fed. Cir. panel decision written by Judge Moore, the panel affirmed the invalidation of four J&J patents (a copy of these patents is available at the end of this post) for failure to meet the … Continue reading

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ACI v. Honda – Therasense in Practice

On June 27th, in American Calcar, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., No. 2009-1503, 1567 (Fed. Cir. June 27, 2011) the court reversed and remanded the district court’s findings of inequitable conduct in the obtainment of three patents relating … Continue reading

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