Tag Archives: USPTO

Cert. Denied in Intema Ltd. v. PerkinElmer, Inc.

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Warren Woessner

On October 7, 2013, the S. Ct. denied cert., ending Intema’s appeal of the Fed. Cir. decision that its patent claims on a method to determine the level of risk of a Down syndrome pregnancy were not patent-eligible subject matter … Continue reading →

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Case Law of the EPO Boards of Appeal Released

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Warren Woessner

Thanks to correspondent Paul Cole of Lucas &Co. for sending us the below notice. Students of patent law will welcome the 7th edition of this well-known compilation which went live on the EPO website on 4th October. It is now … Continue reading →

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Teresa Stanek Rea Announces Her Departure From the PTO

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Warren Woessner

Acting USPTO Director Teresa “Terry” Rea has announced that she will leave the PTO after a new Director is selected. She will probably complete two years in the position, which has been affected by the sequestration of funding, a backlog … Continue reading →

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Approaches to Claiming Diagnostic Methods using Biomarkers in the EPO

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Warren Woessner

Find linked below a guest post from Dr. Stefan Danner in regards to drafting diagnostic claims in Europe. Diagnostic Claims    

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