The Supreme Court decision in Mayo v. Prometheus and the Court’s remand of Myriad have provoked a lot of angst on the part of those in the life sciences. Still, the degree to which these cases might prove cataclysmic is…
Category Archives: Patent and Trademark Office
Patent reform in search of respect
October 3, 2011 – 9:46 AM
We who scribble for a living find it easy to go off on those who do not, and today’s bulls-eye is on the patent reform bill recently signed into law, the America Invents Act of 2011.
Fee diversion alive and well in H.R. 1249
June 22, 2011 – 3:04 PM
Those with a keen eye trained on the patent reform bill now under consideration in the House of Representatives might universally hold a dim view of fee diversion even if they see first-to-file and the prior user defense through profoundly…
Patent reform: All aboard, the train has left the station
June 21, 2011 – 8:53 AM
The U.S. House of Representatives is expecting a vote this week on its patent reform bill, but unlike passage of the Senate bill, the House bill has to deal with a potentially crippling conflict. This conflict was set up by…
