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Bayh-Dole Act Turns Thirty – Dec. 1st Fete Planned

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Warren Woessner

With major litigation looming over invention ownership rights affected by the Bayh Dole Act (see my post of November 3rd on Stanford v. Roche), the link below is to a site created by AUTM and a number of other organizations … Continue reading →

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Let’s Get Physical! Australian Patent Office Wrestles With Method Claims

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Warren Woessner

The Australian Patent Office appears to grappling with the requirement that a physical effect take place in order for a business method to be patentable.  This note sent by Bill Bennett of Pizzeys Patent and Trademark Attorneys raises interesting issues about the need for … Continue reading →

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Department Of Justice Weighs In On Myriad DNA Claims

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Warren Woessner

In an Amicus Brief dated October 29, 2010, (link at the end of this post) the U.S. Department of Justice (not the Solicitor’s Office of the PTO or the NIH) filed an amicus brief urging the Federal Circuit to affirm … Continue reading →

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Catch Up on the “Ripple Effect” of KSR at AIPLA

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Warren Woessner

I will be speaking at the AIPLA Annual Meeting on October 21st at 9AM as part of a panel “KSR and the Ripple Effect: Examining the Broad and Increasing Impact of KSR on Patent Litigation and Practice.” The panel will … Continue reading →

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