Tag Archives: Supreme Court

Patents4Life is Four Years Old

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Warren Woessner

On March 24th, Patents4Life forgot to celebrate its 4th anniversary. On March 24, 2009, I started the blog (or is it “blawg”) by posting three articles on fairly recent Fed. Cir. decisions. One of the articles discussed the application of … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Hears “Replicant Soy Bean” Appeal

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Warren Woessner

Since I did a perfectly concise, coherent even, post when the Supreme Court granted cert. in Monsanto v. Bowman back in October, I don’t really have a lot to add. The bloggers and news services have paid a lot of … Continue reading →

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Biotech’s PR Problems Continue

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Warren Woessner

Maybe “Fish gotta swim” but the FDA has extended the approval period for transgenic Salmon genetically engineered to reach market weight sooner. No evidence at all has been presented that filets from these fish would present a danger human consumers … Continue reading →

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ACLU Files Petitioners’ Brief in AMP v. Myriad Appeal

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Warren Woessner

On January 13th, AMP et al. filed a 59 page brief contended that human DNA, including DNA fragments, RNA and cDNA, should not be considered patent-eligible under 35 USC s. 101. There is a lot to read here, much of … Continue reading →