• Patent Office’s Rulebook Update Supports Personalized Medicine Claims

    Personalized medicine patent claims have been under assault since the Supreme Court’s Mayo v. Prometheus decision.1 At best, patent owners and applicants with such claims are experiencing mixed results in district court and the Patent Office. And, to date, the Federal Circuit has not issued a …

     
  • $2.54 billion judgment against Gilead is tossed; Merck stock falls

    “We believe strong patent protection is essential to innovation,” the company said. Officials with Gilead didn’t immediately return messages seeking comment. A lawyer for Gilead on the case, Josh Rosenkranz of the Orrick law firm, said in a statement the legal team was “thrilled” with the decision.

     
  • The America Invents Act (AIA) Handbook: A Guide to the Patent Law Reform of 2011 eBook by …

    The American Invents Act is the most comprehensive overhaul since 1952, ending the “firsttoinvent” system and replacing it with”firstinventorto file” patent rules. This important and timely handbook explains how the new patent regime works and how the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s …

     
  • Patent Litigation in Vietnam

    Since the 1990s, the number of inventions and technological developments had increase, in Vietnam and abroad. Accordingly, the need of protection, by using patents and Intellectual Property, became a large issue. To reach this protection, and facilitate the process for applicants, the National Office of …

     
  • Known Bitcoin/Crypto/Blockchain IP List?

    He serves as the editor-in-chief of the Bitcoin Patent Report, and is backed by a team (consisting of patent attorneys, writers etc) that has over 20 years of experience in diverse fields such as: Patent Law; Cutting-edge blockchain technology. It should also be mentioned at this point that project has …

     
  • Patent Legal Administrative Assistant

    A new Patent Legal Administrative Assistant job is available in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Check it out on International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP).

     
  • Factual Questions May Preclude Early Resolution of Invalidity under Section 101

    5 Drawing an analogy to issues such as indefiniteness and obviousness, the Court held that “[w]hether a claim recites patent eligible subject matter is a question of law which may contain disputes over underlying facts.”6. While occasionally hinting at the factual underpinnings of Section 101, prior cases …

     
  • Google wins decision trimming Arendi software patent case

    Google wins decision trimming Arendi software patent case  Reuters Full coverage

     
  • Emerging Patent Issues In The Cannabis Industry

    Law360 (February 20, 2018, 4:36 PM EST) — Thirty states currently permit some form of legal marijuana use, including legal use of cannabis by adults for recreational purposes in eight states and the District of Columbia. To date, there has been relatively little patent-related activity for a market that is …

     
  • Arent Fox Again Posts Gains in Revenue, Profits

    Last March, Arent Fox patent prosecution and intellectual property partner Robert Schulman in D.C. was convicted of insider trading in New York. Arent Fox hired Schulman in late 2015 as part of a four-lawyer team coming from Hunton & Williams, where Schulman worked when making the tip that led to …