Patent Baristas

The Federalist Society has a new patent law podcast posted on the Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics case before the Supreme Court and its impact on patent licensing.   In Quanta, the Supreme Court is being asked whether the Federal Circuit erred by holding, in conflict with decisions of this Court and other courts of appeals, […]

Job opening from American Conference Institute: Legal Conference Directors Are you an attorney or JD looking for an alternative career path? Are you intelligent, creative, resourceful and highly motivated? Do you enjoy the challenge of new ideas? Do you enjoy market research and learning more about new and emerging business trends? Can you write well […]

The NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA) tries to promote science, safety, and ethics in biotechnology through advancement of knowledge, enhancement of public understanding, and development of public policies. The OBA manages the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society (SACGHS), which advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the broad range […]

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David Kappos has officially rescinded the highly hated regulations that would have limited patented claims and continuations — with an emphasis on the fact that they were proposed by the previous administration. The regulations were published in the Federal Register in August 2007, […]

Event: CincyBio 2009.  The Bioscience Event for Innovators and IP Professionals Date & Time: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 7:30AM – 4:30PM Event Description and Agenda: Lessons from the Trenches:  Biomedical Device Case Study Lessons from the Trenches:  Pharmaceutical Product Case Study Lessons from the Trenches:  Voices of Experience Biomedical Device Panel Breakout – Panel Discussion […]

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of Roche in a longstanding patent-infringement dispute with Stanford University regarding ownership of PCR-based test kits for the HIV virus. Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University et al. v. Roche Molecular Systems et al. (09 2008-1509, -1510). Earlier, a district […]

David Kappos, Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, made a series of proposals to bring change to the examiner count system – the process for determining the time a patent examiner has to complete a patent examination and how much credit is given for each stage of an examination. The proposal was developed […]

The USPTO has prepared interim examination instructions for evaluating patent subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. 101 (Interim Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Examination Instructions) pending a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Bilski v. Kappos, and invited the public to submit written comments on the Interim Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Examination Instructions on or […]