Patent Baristas

BIO Conference attendee Cynthia Shippam-Brett picked up an Apple (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition iPod shuffle after being the first person to find me on the Exhibitor Hall floor at Bio2009 and ask for the Patent Baristas’ iBarista iPod. Cynthia is a member of the Intellectual Property Group in the Vancouver office of Gowlings. While her […]

Sir Elton John gave the keynote address today at the 2009 BIO International Convention today in Atlanta. He emphasized that we need to get past our “standing stereotypes and prejudices that inhibit our efforts to combat AIDS.” Citing such stigmas, he noted that HIV/AIDS has fallen off the radar yet there is a critical need […]

University of Missouri v. Professor: Round 2 Earlier, the university filed a lawsuit in federal district court against chemical engineering professor Galen Suppes to regain rights to his research relating to renewable energy.  Now, a federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit ruling that federal patent law does not apply in the case. The university says […]

Where will all the bloggers be during BIO?  Apparently, they’ll all be at a lot of social functions: BIO International Convention Bloggers Meetup Monday, May 18, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm A special happy-hour for bloggers at the 2009 BIO International Convention. They’ll have lots of fun giveaways, courtesy of IAmBiotech.org. Georgia World Congress Center […]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT), and a whole host of others have filed a lawsuit challenging patents on two human genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer claiming such patents stifle research that could lead to cures and limit women’s options regarding their medical care. The lawsuit, Association for […]

In a follow-up to an earlier discussion about the shift in position by the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, which has withdrawn a September report that “raised too many hurdles to government antitrust enforcement and favored extreme caution” toward antitrust enforcement action, Hal Walker of Foley & Lardner has sent details on the confirmation hearing questions of […]

The Patent Baristas are rocking BIO again and you can, too!  Editor-in-Chief Barista, Stephen Jenei, will be giving away some iPod Shuffles at the 2009 BIO International Convention, May 18-21 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. Basically, all you have to do to win is be the first person to find me […]

The Antitrust Division must step forward and take a leading role in the development of the Government’s multi-faceted response to the current market conditions. Vigorous antitrust enforcement action under Section 2 of the Sherman Act will be part of the Division’s critical contribution to this response.  ~Christine A. Varney It looks like the U.S. Department […]