Patent Baristas

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that Stanford University can’t win its patent infringement case against Roche Molecular Systems because Roche holds an ownership interest in the patents. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., et al., Supreme Court of the United States, 563 U. S. ____ (2011). […]

BioOhio is offering a free, 45-minute webinar on clinical trials with BioOhio members DATATRAK and Loretta Cipkus Dubray. Title:      Finding Quality in Your Clinical Trials Date:      Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Time:     10:00 AM – 10:45 AM EDT Quality should be the hallmark of any clinical trial. Cutting corners to save money at the cost of […]

In my review of “Privacy: The Lost Right” by Jon L. Mills (Oxford University Press, USA; 408 pages), I found the book to be a good summary of the law as it relates to individuals protecting their privacy, but I was disappointed that it focused too much on threats to privacy of individuals as such, […]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has lifted the injunction on federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research. The ban was set last year by a federal judge who said all embryonic stem-cell research at the National Institutes of Health amounted to destruction of embryos, in violation of congressional spending laws.  Sherley, […]

The Illinois Institute of Technology and Ocean Tomo have worked together to create the only graduate level program focused on intellectual property management, the Illinois Institute of Technology Masters Program in IP Management & Markets. While some universities offer undergraduate as well as graduate courses in Intellectual Property Management, IIT offers the first interdisciplinary master’s […]

“Originally referred to as “art in industry”, industrial design provides the means to differentiate between mass-produced objects, drawing us to one product rather than another, making one brand more successful than another. Behind every new design is a desire to break new ground, to improve and to enhance consumer experience. Good design makes products easier, […]

[An open letter from David Boundy, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for a well-known financial services firm] Dear fellow patent attorney: I need your immediate assistance to help defeat a particularly bad patent bill now in its final stages of consideration by the U.S. Congress.  You have seen the blogs and emails explaining how […]

Carbon trading has become a multibillion dollar business that appears to be on a future growth trend despite the uncertainties in the United States at the national level and about the international treaty under the aegis of the United Nations. ~ Scott Deatherage In “Carbon Trading Law and Practice,” author Scott Deatherage provides practitioners with […]