Tag Archives: Patent Law

Who Owns First? Stanford University v. Roche Molecular Systems

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Warren Woessner

Attached is an article written by Ron Schutz of Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi and is posted with his permission. APaTS Who Owns First.pdf

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SECOND PAIR OF EYES REVIEW – IS THE WICKED WITCH REALLY DEAD?

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Warren Woessner

I have heard rumors for some months that the dreaded “Second Pair of Eyes” review of Examiners’ intent-to-allow patent applications had been eliminated. For those of you who are not on the front lines of patent prosecution, the “SPOE” review … Continue reading →

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TALKING WRITTEN DESCRIPTION REQUIREMENT BLUES – ARIAD WOBBLES

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Warren Woessner

On October 5, 2009, Ariad filed a 60 page brief (not counting attached appendices) with the Federal Circuit in support of its appeal in Ariad v. Lilly. (Attached below.) As you will recall from my post of August 24th, the … Continue reading →

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Hal Wegner Wakes Up ACI Biotech Patents Forum in Boston

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Warren Woessner

On Sept. 30th, Harold C. (Hal) Wegner gave a talk on current developments that emphasized the importance of inter partes reexamination, particularly as a weapon of patent destruction. His opinion, summarized by me, is that KSR is increasingly being applied … Continue reading →

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