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Supreme Court Will Not Review Therasense Standards – Yet

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Warren Woessner

On October 15, 2013, after reviewing the Government’s Amicus Brief (a copy is available at the end of this post), the Supreme Court denied the petition for cert. filed by Sony Computer Entertainment, one of the defendants in 1st Media, … Continue reading →

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Skinmedica, Inc. and, i.e., Disclaimer

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Warren Woessner

The Fed. Cir. has been pretty hard on defendants alleging disclaimer of claim scope in recent decisions but that was not the case here. But what caught my attention is that Judge Prost spent four pages of his opinion on … Continue reading →

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Review of Indian Working Requirements

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Warren Woessner

This newsletter (attached below) from a leading Indian firm, contains a good review of the perils of the working requirement in India. It also provides a good summary of three recent decisions holding pharma patents invalid for obviousness. What is striking is … Continue reading →

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Hamilton Beach v. Sunbeam Products – “On Sale” Bar Clarified

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Warren Woessner

On Wednesday August 14th, a divided  Fed. Cir. panel affirmed the invalidation of Hamilton Beach’s portable slow cooker under the “on-sale” or “in public use” bars of s. 102(b). Hamilton Beach Brands v. Sunbeam Prods., Inc., Appeal No. 2012-1581 (Fed. … Continue reading →

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