'Patent Baristas' Tag

• The SuperFreakonomics of IP Licensing: the Licensing Executives Societys Annual Meeting

  August 30, 2010

  [Story ID: 3525] The Licensing Executives Society is holding its Annual Meeting in Chicago at the Chicago Sheraton Hotel & Towers September 26-29. Themed ‘

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• Patent Buddys Top Patent Prosecutors Recognition

  August 27, 2010

  [Story ID: 3503] The Patent Buddy’s blog is looking for nominations for America’s Top Patent Prosecutors.  Do you have what it takes? Who is a Top Prosecutor? A Top Patent Prosecutor is any patent attorney who has achieved a reputation among their peers for high quality work product and counseling skills in patent preparation and [...]

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• BioNetwork West 2010: Pharmaceutical-Biotech Partnering Conference

  August 20, 2010

  [Story ID: 3449] BioNetwork West 2010 The 8th Annual Pharmaceutical-Biotech Partnering Conference There are a lot of pharmaceutical and biotechnology investment conferences and Pharma-Biotech networking events in the market.  BioNetwork is offering a conference that offers you the chance to spend quality time with the right people. With its intimate setting and extensive networking opportunities, [...]

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• Biopolymer Engineering and MIT Fail to Get Vacation (of Summary Judgment)

  August 13, 2010

  [Story ID: 3397] In a nonprecidential opionion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal by Biopolymer Engineering (Biothera) as moot after it appealed a District Court order granting summary judgment of noninfringement by Immunocorp and Biotec Pharmacon ASA (Biotec).  Biopolymer Engineering and MIT v. Immunocorp and Biotec Pharmacon ASA (2010-1096). [...]

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• Drugmakers Get Broader Protection From Generics After Court Says A Means Any

  August 11, 2010

  [Story ID: 3382] Caraco Pharmaceutical Labs and Sun Pharmaceutical Ind. tried to get a rehearing en banc regarding the counterclaim provision of the Hatch-Waxman Act (HWA).  Novo Nordisk A/S v. Caraco Pharmaceutical Labs and Sun Pharmaceutical Ind., US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2010-1001). The petition for panel rehearing and for rehearing en [...]

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• Eli Lilly Loses Method Patent After the Use Was Disclosed in an Earlier Patent

  August 5, 2010

  [Story ID: 3369] Eli Lilly lost an appeal from a final judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, finding claims 2, 6, and 7 of U.S. Patent No. 5,464,826 invalid for obviousness-type double patenting over its earlier U.S. Patent No. 4,808,614.  See, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries v. Eli Lilly and Co., [...]

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• BioOhio Annual Conference Goes On The Road For 2010

  August 2, 2010

  [Story ID: 3362] BioOhio Annual Conference “Innovation Road Show” This year BioOhio has decided to take its annual conference networking and learning experience around the state.  At each 1-day event, the focus will be on innovation… defining it, discussing it, debating it, and understanding how essential  it is from R&D through commercialization to market. For [...]

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• Australian Patent Office Refines Test for Patentability of Business Methods

  July 26, 2010

  [Story ID: 3249] Hot on the heels of the Bilski decision in the US, the Australian Patent Office has now refined the Australian test for the patentability of business methods. The patent application in question relates to a ‘

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• O Canada: The Canadian Patent Act Contains No Reference to Invalid Selection Patents

  July 23, 2010

  [Story ID: 3183]   Lilly sued Novopharm for infringement under Canadian Patent No. 2,041,113, a selection patent for the compound olanzapine (sold under the brand name Zyprexa), owned by Lilly. Olanzapine is used to treat schizophrenia. Novopharm argued that the ’113 Patent is invalid.  A Federal Court judge (the trial judge) agreed with Novopharm and [...]

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• Patents in the Supreme Court: Bilski v. Kappos Podcast

  July 22, 2010

  [Story ID: 3140] On the final day of the term, the U.S. Supreme Court released its long-anticipated decision in Bilski v. Kappos.  Experts discuss the implications of the decision, and give keen insight into the case. To listen, please right click on the audio file you wish to hear and then select “Save Link As…” [...]

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