Patent & IP news for April 2, 2017

Yelderman on Accuracy in the Patent System from writtendescription.blogspot.com

When the USPTO is faced with a patent application of uncertain validity, which way should it err? How do the costs of erroneous patent grants compare with the costs of erroneous patent denials? Steve Yelderman ...

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Supreme Court Intellectual Property Oral Arguments — 2016-17 Term from www.717madisonplace.com

I lose track of how far along each of the Supreme Court’s IP opinions are this term.  So, here’s a handy chart: Case Oral Argument Decision Samsung v. Apple 10/11/16   [Link ...

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TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Oral Arguments. from patentlyo.com

Last week’s oral arguments in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods (SCT 16-341) went well for the petitioner. [TRANSCRIPT: 16-341_8njq]  In the case, the accused infringer TC Heartland is arguing Delaware is an improper ...

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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

April 6, 2017 - "Markush Claims in Pharma/Chemical Patent Prosecution and Litigation: Leveraging Federal Court Guidance -- Constructing Group Claims, Navigating Comprising and Consisting of, Avoiding Improper Rejections" (Strafford) - 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT ...

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PTAB Life Sciences Report -- Part I from www.patentdocs.org

By John Cravero -- About the PTAB Life Sciences Report: Each month we will report on developments at the PTAB involving life sciences patents. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Genentech, Inc. PTAB Petition: IPR2017-00047; filed October ...

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