AIA Corrections Bill signed by President yesterday *

USA - January 15 2013
Yesterday, January 14, 2013, President Obama signed into law a technical amendment bill aimed at making mostly technical corrections to the AIA. The…

Co-authors: Derek P. Roller, Peter Nils Baylor, Lauren Ingegneri.

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Unified European Patent and Patent Courts a likely reality by 2014 *

European Union - January 15 2013
In the wake of the United States falling in line with the rest of the world by changing to a "first inventor to file" system on March 16, Europe has…

Co-authors: Derek P. Roller, Peter Nils Baylor, Lauren Ingegneri.

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Trademark owner's unilateral "covenant not to sue" precludes validity challenge *

USA - January 15 2013
The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the dismissal of a challenge to the validity of a trademark in view of the mark owner's unilaterally issued…

Co-authors: Derek P. Roller, Peter Nils Baylor, Lauren Ingegneri.

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Supreme Court remands Myriad for reconsideration in light of Mayo *

USA - March 28 2012
Following close on the heels of last week’s controversial decision in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, the United States Supreme Court sent another hotly contested biotech case back down for further consideration by a lower federal court.

Co-authors: Thomas J. Engellenner, Konstantin M. Linnik, Padma Choudry .

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Supreme Court holds Prometheus’ diagnostic method claim unpatentable *

USA - March 21 2012
On March 20, 2012, the United States Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Federal Circuit in a long-awaited decision that may have broad-reaching effects on diagnostic method patents, as well as personalized medicine patents.

Co-authors: Thomas J. Engellenner, Konstantin M. Linnik, Reza Mollaaghababa, George A. Xixis, Padma Choudry .

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