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Get Your Application On The Fast Track – For A Price

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Warren Woessner

On Friday, the PTO proposed changes in the rules to permit applicants for U.S. patents to receive “prioritized examination” (76 Fed. Reg. 6370 (Feb. 4 2011) – a copy is attached below). This program is a remnant of the three-track … Continue reading →

ACLU Files Its Brief in Myriad – Argues DNA Is A Blueprint Without a Name

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Warren Woessner

On November 30, 2010, the ACLU filed its brief at the Federal Circuit in AMP et al. v. USPTO and Myriad Genetics, Inc. et al. If you have been reading my posts on this suit, you are by now probably … Continue reading →

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“Patent Reform Act Of 2011” – Reform Or Regression?

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Warren Woessner

Starting from the premise that legislation can raise the quality of patents, Leahy/Hatch/Grassley are poised to introduce this year’s version of Patent Reform. The proposed reforms are extensive, and most have been debated at length. Although the Summary ends by … Continue reading →

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Astrazeneca v Apotex – Patent That Label!

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Warren Woessner

I recently had a chance to re-read AstraZeneca LP v. Apotex, Inc., Appeal No. 2009-1381, 1424 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 1, 2010) and realized that it is a virtual case note on how to extend patent term by “patenting the label.” … Continue reading →