Patent Baristas

The NewStandard ran an article outlining that Drug Firms ‘gouge’ consumers by taking taxpayer handouts. The article points to the government grants offered to Big Pharma companies, which then make huge profits off the drugs they sell. Hence, the argument goes, we are paying twice for drugs. If only it were that simple. American consumers […]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Aventis Pharma S.A. v. Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, Inc., (No. 05-1513; April 10, 2006), held that if there is another reasonable inference for not disclosing information during prosecution, the failure to disclose may have been due purely to inadvertence. In the case, […]

I just returned from the BIO 2006 conference in Chicago. It was a fantastic meeting with lots of excitement in the biotech arena. Almost every U.S. state had a booth and lots of governors and state officials were in attendance. With sponsorships going for over $200K, there were big bucks being splashed around – including […]

Carnival of Biotechnology Welcome to this edition of the Carnival of Biotechnology. If you’re interested in hosting the Carnival, drop an email to admin@biotechblog.com. Next week’s host is the Biotech Blog. Colorado Life Sciences Deal Flow reports that Tapestry Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has closed on the sale of 12.75 million shares of its common stock at […]

Jon Dudas, Commissioner of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, urged Congress to move ahead with legislation to improve the patent system. He told a U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary subcommittee that it should adopt provisions that would prevent questionable patents from being approved and give companies more leeway to challenge patents after they’re issued. […]

The Midwest will be showing its strengths, especially in the areas of agricultural biotech and in the convergence of the medical device, diagnostic and therapeutic companies, at the upcoming BIO 2006 in Chicago next week. I will be among the predicted record attendance of over 25,000 registrants. If you’d like to take time to meet […]

Well, I’m back from my hiatus now that the Google-Patent Baristas acquisition has fallen apart (they don’t even serve decent coffee). The WiredGC posted its own brand of foolery in an article about Large Firm Associates wanting to form a union to enforce wage and labor rules. Associates are upset over massive salary increases and […]

George M. Wallace at a fool in the forest brought a special April Fool’s Blawg Review Prequel to his Blawg Review #51, which was then held (for real?) on his Declarations and Exclusions blog. He makes special note of f/k/a . . . ., where next week’s Blawg Review host David Giacalone asks: “do lawyers […]