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Kubin Panel Questions Motivation behind Reversal in New Written Description Training Materials

January 09, 2009 15:35

By Donald Zuhn -- As we reported yesterday, the Federal Circuit heard oral argument today in In re Kubin (see "In re Kubin to Be Argued before the Federal Circuit on Thursday"). Kevin Noonan will be providing a complete analysis of the oral argument in this case in a subsequent post. One...

Chief Judge Michel: The State of Patent Law

R. David Donoghue
January 09, 2009 10:35

Making good on his promise to turn his IP Colloquium into National Public Radio for IP law, Doug Lichtman's newest offering is an extended interview with Federal Circuit Chief Judge Michel.  Click here to listen to Licthman's interview, you can even apply for New York or California...

Top Stories of 2008: #5 to #1

January 08, 2009 20:13

By Donald Zuhn -- Yesterday, we counted down stories #9 to #6 of the top stories covered at Patent Docs in 2008 (see "Top Stories of 2008: #9 to #6"), and on New Year's Day, we listed stories #13 to #10 (see "Top Stories of 2008: #13 to #10"). Today, we conclude our second annual list of top...

In re Kubin to Be Argued before the Federal Circuit on Thursday

January 08, 2009 19:14

By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Federal Circuit will hear oral argument on Thursday for In re Kubin, a case having great significance for biotechnology patenting. At issue is the question of whether the existence in the prior art of a purified protein, combined with "routine" cloning methods, renders...

Acumed LLC v. Stryker Corp. (Fed. Cir. 2008)

December 31, 2008 14:23

By Kevin E. Noonan --There are the inklings of a stratagem taking shape in certain of the Federal Circuit's decisions since the spate of Supreme Court rejections of large portions of its jurisprudence. That stratagem involves refusing to overturn district court decisions based on applying an abuse...