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Q. Todd Dickinson Resigns as Executive Director of AIPLA

After six years as AIPLA Executive Director, Q. Todd Dickinson has announced that he will step down. While he was an effective leader at AIPLA, Todd (the “Q” doesn’t stand for anything) made his mark as the first effective Director … Continue reading

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Myriad Guidance Comments

The USPTO is now publishing comments http://www.uspto.gov/patents/law/comments/myriad-mayo_guidance_comments.jsp  

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Abbvie V. Janssen Biotech –Written Description Requirement Road Map

The recent decision in Abbvie Deutschland v. Janssen Biotech and Centorcor Biologics, App. No. 2013-1338, -1346 (Fed. Cir. , July 1, 2014) deserves more attention than it has received. (A copy of the decision is available at the end of … Continue reading

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More Questions Than Answers from the PTO

At the recent BIO International Convention, Deputy Commissioner Andrew Hirschfeld (who chaired the May PTO s.101 Forum) presented seven “Sample Claims” related to biotech/pharma inventions and invited “discussion and feedback” from the interested public. The claims have been posted on … Continue reading

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