Tag Archives: Warren Woessner

VENTER GROUP LABELS SYNTHETIC LIFE “PAT. PENDING”

In the May 20th issue of Science Express, a group led by Daniel Gibson, Hamilton Smith and  J. Craig Venter published an article that got the full attention of scientists, bioethicists and IP attorneys worldwide: “Creation of a Bacterial Cell … Continue reading

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Patents4Life Makes The BioBlogging Project’s Top 50

Though we are only about 14 months old, I was pleased to see patents4life get a spot as a top biotech blog (and no, we didn’t “sponsor” this list). While the BioBlogging Project is oddly bio-skeptical, the link will lead … Continue reading

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CANCELLATION OF WARF STEM CELL CLAIMS: THE “DR. HYDE” SIDE OF KSR

Recently, in a notably unremarked decision, the Board reversed the Examiner, effectively canceling all of the claims to pluripotent human embryonic stem cells (ES) in Thomson (U.S. Pat. No. 7029913): The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights v. Patent of Wisconsin Alumni … Continue reading

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A “Myriad” Of Questions To Resolve? Back To The Basics Of 101

Thinking about Judge Sweet’s recent decision in Ass’n of Molecular Pathologists v. USPTO et al. (The “Myriad Decision”), I am again struck by the wide path the good judge slashed through the field (or is it the jungle now) of … Continue reading

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