Tag Archives: Federal Circuit

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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Electronics vs. Biotech – Two Perspectives on “Patent Reform”

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Warren Woessner

The most interesting session I attended today at the AUTM Annual Meeting was one on patent reform. What was most interesting was not a recap of the aspects of S.515, which is the most up-to-date reform bill pending, but the … Continue reading →

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Claims to “New Uses of Old Compounds” – The Noose Tightens

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Warren Woessner

In Perricone v. Medicis, 432 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 2005), the court reversed the Board, and found that a claim to treating sunburn with certain vitamin esters was patentable in view of art disclosing the same compounds to benefit normal … Continue reading →

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You Say Tomato . . . I Say Tah-mah-to . . . Hewlett-Packard Company v. Acceleron LLC

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Warren Woessner

Authored by Ronald J Schutz of Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP The Federal Circuit says: “declaratory judgment jurisdiction,” even if the patent holder’s notice letter waltzes around buy cialis online uk phrases like “infringement” or “assertion.” In Hewlett-Packard Company … Continue reading →

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