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Rader Steps Down – Prost Steps Up

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Judge Randall Rader will step down as Chief Judge of the Fed. Cir. on May 30th, and Judge Sharon Prost will replace him. Judge Rader will remain active as a “Circuit Court Judge.” As Chief Judge, Rader bought sheer intelligence … Continue reading →

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PTO s. 101 Forum – Thumbs Down on Practitioners

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Warren Woessner

The USPTO held a four hour public forum on the new, disruptive s. 101 examination guidelines on Friday afternoon. The forum featured ten speakers from the patent bar, including Hans Sauer of BIO, Leslie Fishcher from Novartis, Barbara Fiacco (for … Continue reading →

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Dolly Led to Slaughter – Part II

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Warren Woessner

As I read and re-read In re Roslin, App. No.  2013-1407 (Fed. Cir., May 8, 2014), before going across the street to “testify” at the PTO 101 Forum, I was struck by how the logical pathway chosen by the panel … Continue reading →

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Section 101 Fells Dolly: What Organism Is Next?

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Warren Woessner

On Thursday, a panel of the Fed. Cir. affirmed a board decision refusing a patent claim to an animal prepared by adult cell cloning (a copy is available at the end of this post). Specifically, the patent claims covering “Dolly” … Continue reading →

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