Federal Circuit issues seven opinions on patentability of software innovations *

USA - May 16 2013
The en banc Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has divided over whether method and computer-readable media claims and system claims are directed to…

Co-authors: John D. Garretson, Chris A. Johnson, Thomas T. Moga, Patrick Henderson, Debra S. Dunne.

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News Bytes - May 16, 2013 *

USA - May 16 2013
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Biotechnology Activities proposes revising the "NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant…

Co-authors: John D. Garretson, Chris A. Johnson, Thomas T. Moga, Patrick Henderson, Debra S. Dunne.

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Rapid biosimilar growth seen through 2023 *

Global - May 16 2013
British market-research firm Visiongain has forecast a $2.445-billion global market for biosimilars in 2013, a 20-percent increase over 2012, with…

Co-authors: John D. Garretson, Chris A. Johnson, Thomas T. Moga, Patrick Henderson, Debra S. Dunne.

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Universities abroad experiment with no-fee licensing to drive biotech partnerships *

Australia, Canada, European Union, United Kingdom, USA - May 16 2013
Universities in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United Kingdom have reportedly embraced a 2010 Glasgow University initiative under which companies…

Co-authors: John D. Garretson, Chris A. Johnson, Thomas T. Moga, Patrick Henderson, Debra S. Dunne.

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SCOTUS unanimously rules GM soybean patent infringed *

USA - May 16 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court has determined that the "exhaustion doctrine" does not apply in the context of a patented genetically modified (GM) seed, and…

Co-authors: John D. Garretson, Chris A. Johnson, Thomas T. Moga, Patrick Henderson, Debra S. Dunne.

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