Patent Law 
Lured by Patent Protection, OxyContin Maker Tests Pain Drug in Kids – ABC News
In 2002, the government attempted to give drug companies incentives to test their medicines in kids with the Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act, a law that allows an additional six months of patent protection for on-patent drugs. The patent that … Continue reading
European Patent Package – jdsupra.com
The regulation will set out the substantive law provisions as to what constitutes infringement, possible defenses to infringement actions and the property aspects of such a patent. These are, however, essentially the same as those of the 1975 Community …
Single-patent legislation hits another roadblock – Nature.com
“If the unitary patent is very expensive, we can predict nobody will use it except for large pharma companies,” he says. Justine Pila, who specializes in IP law at the University of Oxford, UK, agrees that large companies are most … Continue reading
Unified Patent Court split between Paris, London and Munich – The Guardian
Chris Mercer, president of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, said: “[The government] appears to have succeeded in making sure that London gets an important role in hearing cases in an area of technology and intellectual property law where we … Continue reading
Denver patent office site selection could start next week – Denver Post
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said Monday that the search is on for the “right sweet spot” for the patent office. By law, Commerce officials have to open three patent satellite offices by Sept. 16, 2014. They hope to open all … Continue reading
Denver to get U.S. Patent Office, a $440 million economic boost – Denver Post
The average patent examiner earns $81,000 annually. Bennet’s office submitted 50 letters from CEOs, law firms, business leaders and bioscience experts in support of Colorado’s application. At the time, The Post interviewed John Posthumus …
Austin misses out on bid for regional patent office – Austin American-Statesman
U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Bland and patent office director David Kappos plan to visit the selected communities next week to meet with business leaders and public officials. Congress passed a law last year requiring that at least three new offices … Continue reading
Patent Office comes to California, Where the Innovators Live – abovethelaw.com
From the WSJ Law Blog: The U.S. Department of Commerce on Monday announced … the U.S. Department of Commerce has selected San Jose to a get new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The Commerce Department will make the long-awaited announcement … Continue reading
Denver’s soon-to-be built patent office will generate $440 million – Denver Post
The patent-application process includes interviews with patent … Weiser, founder of the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, said the office will help attract new businesses because it underscores that Colorado …
ITC to review Xbox ban decision in Microsoft-Motorola case – Computerworld
IDG News Service – The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to review an April decision by its administrative law judge in a patent dispute between Microsoft and Motorola Mobility that has attracted a lot of attention including from …
