Tag Archives: biotechnology law

Court Blocks Obama’s Stem Cell Order

In December of 2009, I argued that President Obama’s Executive Order 13505, that lifted President Bush’s 2001 Order banning the use of federal funds for embryonic stem cell (ESC) research, should be a Top Biotech Story of 2009. The Bush … Continue reading

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University IP In The News – Expedited Examination And March-In Request

On July 29th, Rep. Frank Wolf (D.-Va.) introduced H.R. 5980 that would give priority to examination of patent applications filed by U.S. universities and by their “patent holding companies.” The definition of the latter seems a bit vague, but is … Continue reading

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MYRAID APPEAL UPDATE: WHO’S RECUSING WHO?

Subtitle: “Who’s Your Amicus, Baby?” On July 19th, various Blogs reported that the ACLU (Plaintiffs’ attorney in the appeal of the district court’s ruling in the case sensibly abbreviated by Hal Wegner as AMP v PTO) filed a motion in … Continue reading

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Testing The “Myriad Method Claims” Using The USPTO Interim Guidance – Beyond “M or T”?

In my last post, I discussed the contents of the USPTO’s “Interim Guidance for Determining Subject Matter Eligibility for Process Claims in View of Bilski v. Kappos.” One of the most intriguing single points for discussion comes at the end … Continue reading

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