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Decision of the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal – Sexual Crossing and Selection of Plants is Not Patentable Even When Using DNA Markers

The following is a contribution from Verena Simpson PhD of Zacco Denmark A/S. G 0001/08 The core of the Decision 1. A non-microbiological process for the production of plants which contains or consists of the steps of sexually crossing the … Continue reading

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Patent Office Broadens “First Action Interview” Pilot Program

On May  17, 2011, the Patent Office issued a press release and guidelines that effectively permit applicants with pending applications in all art areas to request—and be granted– an interview with the Examiner prior to the first office action.  Of … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Denies Cert. In Lilly V. Sun

In my post of May 6, 2011, I discussed the facts in some detail in this controversial Fed. Cir. decision and concluded that the majority of the Fed. Cir. got this one wrong – the court voted 5-4 to deny … Continue reading

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What Were They Thinking? A Second Look at Lilly v. Sun

As we all learned years ago, when trying to make sense of Lilly v. Barr, if a Fed. Cir. decision wrestles with obviousness-type double patenting, it will be a labor of Hercules to reason it out. But the majority of … Continue reading

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