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Section 101 Fells Dolly: What Organism Is Next?

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Warren Woessner

On Thursday, a panel of the Fed. Cir. affirmed a board decision refusing a patent claim to an animal prepared by adult cell cloning (a copy is available at the end of this post). Specifically, the patent claims covering “Dolly” … Continue reading →

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In re Bergstrom – A Lost Precedent That Should Be “Found”

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Since I do a lot of commentary, I read a lot of commentary, and have been struck by how the PTO s. 101 Guidelines on “Laws of Nature” have been criticized as if they are free from the constraints of … Continue reading →

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Isolated DNA and the “Hand of Man”

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Editors Notes: Apart from a fine survey of the case law on patent-eligibility of not-so natural products, Paul Cole suggests that, in view of the incomplete and/or indirect description of the BRACA sequences that Myriad claimed, there may well be … Continue reading →

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USPTO Forum to Discuss the Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility of Claims Reciting Laws of Nature

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Warren Woessner

On May 9th the Patent Office is hosting a forum to receive public feedback from organizations and individuals on the “Guidance”(link below). As followers of Patents4Life are well aware, I have not been shy in posting my opinions regarding patenting … Continue reading →

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