Patent Baristas

I was recently reminded about how easy it is to lose patent rights due to a miscalculated publication. Since I regularly represent universities and other research institutions in patent matters, I’m very familiar with publication pressure felt by faculty and students and the inherent rush to be the first to present findings to peers. I […]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), along with consumer advocacy groups Public Knowledge, and the Consumer Project, filed an amicus brief in the Merck v. Integra case asking the Supreme Court to protect scientific researchers from patent infringement. Merck v. Integra, as we posted earlier here, deals specifically with information researchers submitted to the Food and […]

I received an updated reminder from our associates in Taiwan, Tai E International Patent & Law Office, regarding filing patent applications in Taiwan. Many people know that Taiwan is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and that it recognizes claims for priority rights from citizens of all WTO member states. Therefore, nationals of […]

Even while their battle over Lipitor continues, Pfizer has sued Ranbaxy Laboratories in District Court for patent infringement of its patent on Accupril (the generic name is quinapril), an anti-hypertensive with annual sales of $550 million. Pfizer is suing on U.S. Patent No. 4,743,450, which covers the use of lactose and microcrystalline cellulose for the […]

Medtronic, Inc. announced that a Delaware jury rendered verdicts in patent litigation between Medtronic and the ACS subsidiary of Guidant Corporation. The jury found the Guidant Lau patents valid and infringed by some of Medtronic stents, including the S7 and Driver stents. However, there will be another hearing regarding Medtronic’s claim that Guidant’s patent is […]

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published a manual entitled “Exchanging Value – Negotiating Technology Licensing Agreements,” which provides a review of some of the basic issues that arise in licensing negotiations of intellectual property, particularly patents. The publication offers a practical introduction to negotiating licensing agreements and is designed to address the needs […]

The Baristas have updated their look and gotten a new attitude.  Thanks to Barbara, at CaricatureConnection, we now have new images on our Get to Know Your Baristas page.  We’ll be brewing up news and comments on a regular basis and appreciate your comments and suggestions. Let us know if you like our new look.  […]

As tipped off by Dennis Crouch’s Patently Obvious blog, the U.S. Government Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has requested an inter-partes reexamination of U.S. Pat. No. 6,653,104 for an anti-cancer antibody assigned to Immunomedics, Inc. See the OG Notice here.