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Divided We Fall – New Rules Limit Divisional Applications in Australia

This is a guest post from Bill Bennett of Pizzeys. Where a divisional application presents claims for examination which have been previously rejected in the parent (or grand-parent) application, then the APO will give the applicant only 2 months to … Continue reading

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ACLU Files Its Brief in Myriad – Argues DNA Is A Blueprint Without a Name

On November 30, 2010, the ACLU filed its brief at the Federal Circuit in AMP et al. v. USPTO and Myriad Genetics, Inc. et al. If you have been reading my posts on this suit, you are by now probably … Continue reading

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Astrazeneca v Apotex – Patent That Label!

I recently had a chance to re-read AstraZeneca LP v. Apotex, Inc., Appeal No. 2009-1381, 1424 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 1, 2010) and realized that it is a virtual case note on how to extend patent term by “patenting the label.” … Continue reading

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Prometheus V. Mayo – Fed. Cir: “We Got It Right The First Time.”

Today, following the vacation and remand of its earlier decision by the Supreme Court post-Bilski, the Federal Circuit again reaffirmed its reversal of the District Court (copy at the end of this post) and held: “The asserted method claims satisfy … Continue reading

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