Patent Baristas

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 […]

By April Balatro Staff Writer Saturday, April 1, 2006 Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced it has agreed to acquire Patent Baristas, an intellectual property law blog for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, for $1.3 billion in stock and other consideration. Patent Baristas offers innovative intellectual property blogging that connects millions of people around the world with […]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering conducting a study to analyze the use and likely short- and long-run competitive effects of authorized generic drugs in the prescription drug marketplace. An authorized generic is chemically identical to a particular brand-name drug, but the brand-name manufacturer authorizes it to be marketed in a generic version. In […]

The USPTO is proposing changes to the rules of practice relating to ex parte and inter partes reexamination. The USPTO is proposing to provide for a patent owner reply to a request for reexamination prior to the Examiner’s decision on the request. Currently, most requests are allowed and the new procedures may help cut down […]

In an exciting exchange at the Supreme Court, lawyers for MercExchange and eBay squared off in the battle for and against injunctions. The Court heard oral arguments yesterday in a crucial intellectual property case where the outcome could hinge on whether the justices think eBay is an evil patent infringer or the innocent victim of […]

The Baristas will be hosting the next exciting episode of the Carnival of Biotechnology on April 10th. The Carnival of Biotechnology is a regular roundup of the best blog posts on biotechnology. The carnival is guest-hosted by different sites, ensuring diversity in content and viewpoints. Biotechnology topics to submit include: Finance and business development Law […]

Medtronic filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Ireland against Guidant Corp.’s Vision and Xience stents (tiny tubes that prop open arteries) alleging that the stents infringe patents licensed to Medtronic from Evysio Medical Devices, a Canadian company. Medtronic is seeking an injunction and monetary damages. This is high-stakes for both Medtronic and Guidant as they […]