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Breaking News: Teeth Chatter In Hell – Vatican Funds To Support Stem Cell Research!

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Warren Woessner

The Vatican and the University of Maryland School of Medicine recently announced that the Vatican will contribute about $3M to fund research on stem cells derived from adult intestinal tissue. The funds will be used to support research at the … Continue reading →

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Is The “Golden Rule” Of Biological Drugs At Hand?

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Warren Woessner

I just finished speaking on IP issues involving biomarkers at a Q1 Conference in the Bay Area. Before the conference started, I spoke to the head patent counsel of a well-known bio/pharma company. He said, to my initial shock, that … Continue reading →

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Ariad v. Lilly Comes Down (On Us) – Judge Lourie Rules!

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Warren Woessner

In a majority opinion authored by Judge Lourie for the Federal Circuit sitting en banc (Appeal No. 2008-1248 (Fed. Cir. March 22, 2010)) (a PDF of which is attached to the end of this post), the court held that there … Continue reading →

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Happy Belated Birthday to Patents4Life! We are One.

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Warren Woessner

Last Wednesday, Patents4Life forgot to celebrate its first anniversary. I have done a lot of writing, and recruiting of some writers (particular thanks to Paul Cole of Lucas & Co., UK, and Ronald J. Schutz of Robins Kaplan in Minneapolis … Continue reading →

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