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Myriad Weighs In At The Federal Circuit

On October 22d, Myriad, represented by a Jones Day team, weighed in – literally – at the Federal Circuit with a 63 page brief supporting its appeal of Judge Sweet’s decision that claims directed to isolated DNA sequences are unpatentable … Continue reading

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US Patent Law – Discouraging an International Business Model?

In the recent decision of Solvay S.A. v. Honeywell International, Inc. (2009-1161, Fed. Cir. 2010), the Federal Circuit held that despite both being first to possess an invention in the U.S. and practicing reasonable diligence prior to filing, Honeywell did … Continue reading

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Inducement of Patent Infringement: Even Without Knowledge of the Patent?

Under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) “[w]hoever actively induces infringement of a patent shall be liable as an infringer.”  On October 12th, the Supreme Court has granted certiorari (link below) for the case of Global-Tech v. SEB (S. Ct. No. 10-6) … Continue reading

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Should Preambles “Count” – The Debate Continues

On September 13th, the Fed. Cir. reversed a summary determination of non-infringement which turned on the question of whether or not to give weight to a term that appeared only in the preamble of a claim to a prostate treatment … Continue reading

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