Tag Archives: biotechnology

In re Montgomery – “Unbounded” Inherency

In re Montgomery, App no. 2011-1376 (Fed. Cir. May 8, 2012) (a copy is available at the end of this post), a divided panel affirmed the Board’s decision that a claim to a “new use for an old compound” was … Continue reading

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Sherley v. Sibelius – The Undead Threat To Stem Cell Funding

Green Energy Sources When a three judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Cir. dismissed a preliminary injunction obtained by plaintiffs in April 2011, and the lower court judge then  dismissed plaintiffs’ suit to block the … Continue reading

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Mayo v. Prometheus – A European View

A Guest Post from Paul Cole, European Patent Attorney, Lucas & Co; Professor of IP law, Bournemouth University. Is a claim to an assay patent-eligible when all its features are known save for how it should be interpreted? The interpretation … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Remands In Myriad Appeal

Today, as predicted by many commentators, the Supreme Court set aside the ruling by the Fed. Cir. that claims to isolated DNA sequences that are the BRCA 1 or 2 gene, or fragments thereof, are patentable subject matter. The Supreme … Continue reading

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