Butamax Wins on Appeal as Federal Circuit Reverses Enzyme Claim Construction from www.greenpatentblog.com There’s been another big twist in the biobutanol battle between BP-DuPont joint venture Butamax and Gevo, its arch rival in advanced biofuels. A previous post discussed the district court’s ruling granting Gevo’s ...
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Judge Kozinski Reversed by Federal Circuit: Google May be Liable for Street View from patentlyo.com By Dennis Crouch Vederi v. Google (Fed. Cir. 2013) This case arises from a decision by Alex Kozinski who is Chief Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals who sat by designation in deciding ...
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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. Eli Lilly and Company et al. v. Accord Healthcare Inc., USA et al. 1:14-cv-00389; filed ...
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Interview With Hans Hogerzeil: Recognising Good Practices Of Pharma from www.ip-watch.org The issue of medicines access for low-income people in developing countries has been of major concern to global health policymakers for years. A key issue is the inability of northern pharmaceutical producers to develop and ...
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First Geneva Dialogue On Traditional Knowledge This Week from www.ip-watch.org A multi-stakeholder group open to participants will meet this week for the first Geneva Dialogue on Traditional Knowledge, to informally discuss negotiations at the World Intellectual Property Organization scheduled to resume next week.
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No Intervention to Address Claim Construction from docketreport.blogspot.com The magistrate judge recommended denying a motion by plaintiff's competitor to intervene and participate in claim construction. "While it is true that [movant] . . . has been sued by [plaintiff in another action], and that action ...
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WIPO Trademark Committee Opens With Firm Positions On Design Treaty from www.ip-watch.org At the outset of this week’s World Intellectual Property Organization trademark committee meeting, several member states cited a pressing need to move forward in preparing recommendations for a treaty on industrial designs. Others maintained ...
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ALJ Bullock Denies Summary Determination Motion In Certain Antivenom Compositions (337-TA-903) from www.itcblog.com On March 11, 2014, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 12 in Certain Antivenom Compositions and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-903). By way of background, the investigation is based on an ...
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ALJ Shaw Sets 15-Month Target Date And Procedural Schedule In Certain Standard Cell Libraries (337-TA-906) from www.itcblog.com On March 12, 2014, ALJ David P. Shaw issued Order Nos. 8 and 9 in Certain Standard Cell Libraries, Products Containing Or Made Using The Same, Integrated Circuits Made Using The Same, And Products Containing ...
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ALJ Bullock Terminates Investigation As To Veteria Labs And BioVeteria Life Sciences In Certain Antivenom Compositions (337-TA-903) from www.itcblog.com On March 11, 2014, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 14 in Certain Antivenom Compositions and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-903). By way of background, the investigation is based on an ...
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What does the Constitution mean by “Discoveries?” from patentlyo.com By Dennis Crouch The 18th Century French Encyclopédie of Diderot & d’Alembert was an important and well-known encyclopedia available at the founding of the U.S. and well known to founding fathers, including Madison and ...
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Thoughts on the USPTO's Patent Eligibility Guidelines (and What to Do About Them) from www.patentdocs.org By Kevin E. Noonan -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently issued (without public notice or opportunity to comment) its interpretation of the standards for subject matter eligibility in view of the Supreme Court ...
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