The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a patent directed to certain fermentation methods used to produce fatty acids such as DHA and reversed the trial court’s interpretation of the term animal to exclude humans in claims directed to methods of increasing the concentration of microbial omega-3 fatty acids such as DHA […]
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood held a press conference today on the issues facing the biotech industry this fall, namely, the healthcare reform going on and the energy/climate issues. Greenwood reiterated that the organization’s goal is to relieve suffering across the globe. BIO emphasized that it worked very hard to make […]
The Australian Full Federal Court has upheld an earlier decision that the duty to perform research in an employment contract did not give rise to an implied duty to invent, even though the nature of the research was such that inventions could quite likely result. See University of Western Australia v Gray 9[2009] FCAFC 116 […]
How do you know the government is upset about paying out all its money for health care? When you’re required to pay a record $2.3 billion civil and criminal penalty over unlawful prescription drug promotions. The U.S. Department of Justice levied the largest criminal fine in U.S. history against Pfizer after accusing the drug company […]
In 1995, Beth Jacobson’s late husband, Dr. Ira Wolmer was diagnosed with multiple myeloma; an incurable blood cancer that develops in the bone marrow. Ms. Jacobson, a lawyer, devoted her efforts to identify treatment options for her husband, which led her to request that he be treated with Thalomid, Celgene’s brand name for thalidomide. While […]
Calling Emerging Company Presenters Application Deadline is September 23 Company presentations are one of the features that make Mid-Atlantic Bio unique. These presentations provide company executives with the opportunity to share informed insight into their product and process innovations as well as their growth strategies. The audience of conference attendees comprises prospective investors, scientists, advisors, […]
IAmBiotech, an online hub for showcasing the passion of the researchers, patients, farmers, and other innovators who are finding solutions through biotechnology, is looking for input from the biotech community. They have launched a survey to see how the biotech community is using social media to connect with one another online. Do you think Facebook […]
Korea is a first-to-file or absolute novelty country, which does not allow an invention to be made available to the public (anywhere in the world) before filing an application for the invention. Specifically, Article 29(1) of the Korean Patent Act provides that the novelty of an invention is destroyed where: the invention was publicly known […]
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Editor-in-Chief Barista Stephen Jenei is a patent attorney and Owner of Jenei LLC. When not serving up patent chat over a steaming cup of java, he's handling a diverse intellectual property practice in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and chemical fields. More info @ Jenei LLC
