Tag Archives: ip

The Return Of The Magnificent Prosecution Specialists Or Just More “QA”?

The USPTO recently announced the creation of an ombudsman program to resolve applicant/examiner logjams in all of the Tech Centers. This is a move that the Office (and practitioners) have needed badly for a number of years, ever since the … Continue reading

Posted in USPTO Practice and Policy | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

FYI

LES Spring Meeting — Boston, MA – May 19-21, 2010 I will be part of a Workshop entitled “A Shot Across the Bow – The Process Behind the Making and Responding to Demands to License Patented Technology” scheduled for May … Continue reading

Posted in About SLW, Conferences and Classes | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Is The “Golden Rule” Of Biological Drugs At Hand?

I just finished speaking on IP issues involving biomarkers at a Q1 Conference in the Bay Area. Before the conference started, I spoke to the head patent counsel of a well-known bio/pharma company. He said, to my initial shock, that … Continue reading

Posted in Organization/Business News | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Centocor v. Abbott Labs. – “Antibody Exception” To Written Description Requirement Under Fire

Abbott Laboratories markets a recombinant human antibody, HUMIRA, as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. This antibody binds to a receptor on TNF. NYU and Centocor own US Pat No 7070775 which claims an isolated recombinant anti-TNF-a antibody (Ab) comprising a … Continue reading

Posted in Written Description Requirements (WDR) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment