Patent & IP news for January 14, 2016

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. Sage Labs Inc. v. Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals Inc. 1:15-cv-00791; filed September 9, 2015 in the District ...

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News from Abroad: IP Australia Releases Myriad Examination Guidelines from www.patentdocs.org

By Claire Gregg & Martin O'Brien -- Following the recent public consultation in view of the Australian High Court's decision in D'Arcy v Myriad Genetics ("Myriad"), IP Australia has released new Examination Guidelines for ...

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$300 discount for IPCU readers to attend US Patent Forum 2016 from ipcloseup.wordpress.com

The fifth annual US Patent Forum is returning to Washington DC on March 17, 2016. A similar forum will precede it in Palo Alto on March 15. In light of the recent US patent developments ...

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Discount Redemption Patent Invalid Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court granted defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings that plaintiff's discount redemption patent was invalid for lack of patentable subject matter and found that the claims lacked an inventive concept. "[E ...

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A Look At The Marrakesh Treaty Ratification In Brazil from www.ip-watch.org

The Marrakesh Treaty, first of its kind, will enter into force three months after the deposit of the instruments of ratification or accession by 20 eligible countries. So far, thirteen have done so. Brazil, which ...

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IPR Challenge Moves Forward with One Step Back from patentlyo.com

by Dennis Crouch In a non-precedential order, the Federal Circuit has rejected Carl Cooper’s challenge to constitutional propriety of the inter partes review (IPR) system as implemented by the USPTO.  The identical issues had ...

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