Patent & IP news for December 2, 2012

Roller Coaster Day for Myriad Genetics from ipfinance.blogspot.com

It was a bit of a roller coaster day for US biotech Myriad Genetics as it share price plunged 9% on news that the US Supreme Court would be reviewing it '782 patent directed towards ...

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Fine Art: The Oddest Market of Them All? from ipfinance.blogspot.com

It's not like the market for selling a large patent portfolio for many tens of millions of dollars. Still, the market for fine art is idiosyncratic and it is like no other market. From ...

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Patents Encompassing a Human Organism from www.patentlyo.com

Ex Parte Kamrava (PTAB 2012), APN 10/080,177 Download 10080177 Most Section 101 subject matter eligibility problems can be cured by integrating the ineligible subject matter with subject matter that is patent eligible. This ...

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Lame Duck Patent Reform: AIA Technical Corrections from www.ipwatchdog.com

On Friday, November, 30, 2012, a bill making technical changes to the AIA was introduced in the House of Representatives. The bill number is HR 6621. The proposed AIA package does NOT include a so-called ...

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If Twinkies can Survive Nuclear War, They can Survive This from www.iposgoode.ca

Hostess, the brilliant minds behind the TwinkieTM, filed for a motion to wind down business operations as the result of being unable to reach an agreement with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers ...

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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

December 3-5, 2012 - Drug and Medical Device Litigation*** (American Conference Institute) - New York, NY December 4-5, 2012 - Paragraph IV Disputes*** (American Conference Institute) - San Francisco, CA December 11, 2012 - Preissuance Prior Art Submissions at the ...

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Court Report from www.patentdocs.org

By Sherri Oslick -- About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. et al. v. Lupin Ltd. et al. 3:12-cv-07333; filed November 29, 2012 ...

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News from Abroad: UK IPO Stem Cell Decisions Raise Questions Concerning the Brüstle Decision from www.patentdocs.org

By Jenny Donald -- Two UK applications were rejected by a UK examiner on the ground that they constituted the 'use of human embryos for industrial or commercial purposes', which is excluded from patentability. The applications ...

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