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Caraco – The Little Counterclaim That Could?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Warren Woessner

I normally try to steer clear of issues raised in Hatch-Waxman litigation between the “innovators” and the “generics,” unless it raises specific points of patent law of general interest – there is just so much of it, and other blogs … Continue reading →

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Therasense Makes Sense of Inequitable Conduct Defense

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Warren Woessner

  viagra online canada On May 25th, the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, issued a decision reversing and remanded the district court’s holding that the patent-in-suit was invalid due to inequitable conduct. (A copy of the decision can be found … Continue reading →

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AIPLA Chem Practice “Road Show” Back On Track

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Warren Woessner

On June 23, 2011, the AIPLA Chemical Patent Practice Road Show will go on in Chicago, emphasizing prosecution and litigation strategies, in both patent drafting and opinion work. Apart from the expertise of the speakers, which is uniformly high, these … Continue reading →

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Decision of the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal – Sexual Crossing and Selection of Plants is Not Patentable Even When Using DNA Markers

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Warren Woessner

The following is a contribution from Verena Simpson PhD of Zacco Denmark A/S. G 0001/08 The core of the Decision 1. A non-microbiological process for the production of plants which contains or consists of the steps of sexually crossing the … Continue reading →

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