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Supreme Court Grants Cert. In Mayo v. Prometheus

Today, in what may be an ominous turn for biotech IP law, the Supreme Court granted cert. for the second time in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Labs., Inc, Supreme Court No. 10-1150. Post-Bilski, the Supreme Court granted cert., vacated … Continue reading

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Caraco – The Little Counterclaim That Could?

I normally try to steer clear of issues raised in Hatch-Waxman litigation between the “innovators” and the “generics,” unless it raises specific points of patent law of general interest – there is just so much of it, and other blogs … Continue reading

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Supreme Court: Evidence Of Invalidity Must Be “Clear And Convincing”

On June 9, 2011, the Supreme Court rejected Microsoft’s contention that a preponderance of the evidence should be sufficient to establish patent invalidity in an 8-0 (Roberts abstained) opinion, which affirmed the Fed. Cir.’s opinion (for a change). (The decision … Continue reading

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Supreme Courts decides Stanford v. Roche – Clarifies Scope of Bayh-Dole Act

On June 6, 2011, the Supreme Court rejected Stanford’s arguments that provisions of the Bayh-Dole Act created university ownership rights to inventions made by university employees with federal funding. (A copy of the decision is found at the end of … Continue reading

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