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COURT “CUSSES OUT” SANOFI – HOLDS OXALIPLATIN PATENT NOT INFRINGED

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Warren Woessner

For some years, Tom Irving of Finnegan Farabow, et al. has been giving a very amusing, but increasingly serious, talk about the dangers of what he calls “Patent Profanity.” The version I heard in May was, “Patently Profane at You … Continue reading →

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USPTO Customer Partnership Meeting Materials

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Warren Woessner

The materials from the June 3, 2009 USPTO Customer Partnership Meeting are available online but I have downloaded them into a PDF format available here.USPTO Meeting Materials.pdf

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GETTING TO ALLOWANCE – SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE CLIENTS

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Warren Woessner

1. Tell Your Patent Attorney What You Want Your Patent To Do. IP attorneys are continuously told that we should be business partners with our clients, not just patent scribes. But there are lots of ways to protect an invention. … Continue reading →

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The Myriad Lawsuit: “Products Of Nature” And “Natural Phenomena” – Turning Back The Clock On Biotech To Erase The Future

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Warren Woessner

On May 12, 2009, a coalition of interested parties, lead by the Association for Molecular Pathology, and including researchers and breast cancer patients, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to invalidate certain … Continue reading →