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Bard v. Gore: Joint Inventors or Just One?

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Warren Woessner

In view of the recent petition for cert. filed by W. L. Gore, asking the Supreme Court to review the standards for joint inventorship, the February panel decision in Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. v. W. L. Gore & Assoc., Inc., … Continue reading →

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ACI Biotech Conference in Boston – What’s New?

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Warren Woessner

A lot of the speakers will have big changes in patent law and watershed case law to tackle at the American Conference Institute’s 14th Advanced Forum on Biotech Patents in Boston, Nov. 28-29, 2012. I will be speaking with Kevin … Continue reading →

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Re-Election of Obama Keeps Patent Law and Policy on Track

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Warren Woessner

At least Director Kappos does not have to clean out his desk. The re-election of President Obama gives him another four years of job security – if he and his hard-working staff don’t burn out first. No matter what you … Continue reading →

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Voter Verified Decision Elaborates on Internet Publication

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Warren Woessner

Yesterday a panel of Judges (Lourie, Reyna and Wallach) in Voter Verified, Inc. v. Premier Election Solutions, Appeal nos. 2011-1559, 2012-1016 (Fed. Cir. November 5, 2012) expanded on the Fed. Cir.’s earlier decision In re Lister, 583 F.3d 1307 (Fed. Cir. … Continue reading →

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