Tag Archives: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Sherley v. Sebelius

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Warren Woessner

The pesky worry about a possible Supreme Court review of the ruling by the D.C. Court of Appeals affirming the Circuit Court’s dismissal of a challenge to the 2009 NIH Stem Cell Funding Guidelines – which permitted NIH funding of … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Grants Myriad’s Petition for Cert.

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Warren Woessner

I feel a bit like Al Pacino in “The Godfather – Part 3” when he shouts, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” (Repeated memorably by Silvio Dante in “The Sopranos”.) Now the Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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Re-Election of Obama Keeps Patent Law and Policy on Track

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Warren Woessner

At least Director Kappos does not have to clean out his desk. The re-election of President Obama gives him another four years of job security – if he and his hard-working staff don’t burn out first. No matter what you … Continue reading →