Tag Archives: Federal Circuit

Legal Wiggle Room in the Joint AIPLA-IPO Proposal on Patentability?

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Warren Woessner

I recently took another look at the Joint AIPLA-IPO Proposal on Patent Eligibility that was prompted by the scheduling of a discussion meeting by the Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association. I confess that I did not participate in either the … Continue reading →

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Life Science Patenting to Iancu – “We need help too!”

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Warren Woessner

In his remarks presented at the recent 10th Annual Patent Law & Policy Conference at Georgetown University Law School, USPTO Director Andrei Iancu outlined the analytical framework for the new, eagerly awaited, PTO Guidance on patent eligible subject matter. Although … Continue reading →

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Kumar v. Iancu – The Dangers of an Overstuffed Preamble/Note on 37 CFR Part 4.

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Warren Woessner

On November 7, 2018, the Fed. Cir. issued a summary affirmance of the PTAB’s interference decision of September 6, 2016, in Kumar v. Sung (Patent Interference 14/322,039) which found that the claims of U.S. Pat. No. 8,541,422 were obvious over … Continue reading →

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Yeda Res. and Dev. v. Mylan – “We don’t need no Stinkin’ Prior Art”

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Warren Woessner

The quote is from “Treasure of the Sierra Madre” when a bandido leader is trying to convince Bogart that his gang are Federales, and Bogie asks to see their badges. In the context of Yeda Res. and Dev. v. Mylan, … Continue reading →

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