Tag Archives: Warren Woessner

In re Montgomery – “Unbounded” Inherency

In re Montgomery, App no. 2011-1376 (Fed. Cir. May 8, 2012) (a copy is available at the end of this post), a divided panel affirmed the Board’s decision that a claim to a “new use for an old compound” was … Continue reading

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Otsuka v. Sandoz – Motivation Trumps Structure

The recent decision of the Fed. Cir. in Otsuka v. Sandoz, App. No. 2011-1126, -1127 (Fed. Cir. May 7, 2012) continues the courts admirable work in defining obviousness post-KSR. This case revisits the standards involved in making out a prima-facie … Continue reading

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Fed. Cir. Orders Briefing in Myriad Remand

On April 30th, in response to the Supreme Court’s GVR of the Myriad appeal (AMP et al. are still trying to get the claims to isolated DNA molecules and the use of a transgenic cell comprising the BRCA1 gene to … Continue reading

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Sherley v. Sibelius – The Undead Threat To Stem Cell Funding

Green Energy Sources When a three judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Cir. dismissed a preliminary injunction obtained by plaintiffs in April 2011, and the lower court judge then  dismissed plaintiffs’ suit to block the … Continue reading

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