Patent Law

Debunking the Gene Patent Mythology: Professor Holman’s Supplemental Brief in the AMP Remand* – IPWatchdog.com

Professor Holman not only teaches patent law at UMKC, but has a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology, as well as well as some post-doctoral drug discovery research experience.  In other words, Professor Holman speaks as one who …

What a slab of steak can tell us about food patent law. – Slate

Is a cut of meat really eligible for a food patent? Photo by Paul Cowan/iStockphoto. Read more from Slate’s special issue on the future of food. A chef, a meat scientist, and an Oklahoma State food researcher walk into a … Continue reading

Apple filing could delay Kodak patent sale – Reuters

“No law or policy permits giving Apple’s intellectual property rights such short shrift.” Chris Veronda, a Kodak spokesman, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A lawyer for Kodak declined immediate comment. Privately held …

ITC Issues Initial Determination That Overland Storage Patents Are Valid but Finds No Violation by BDT Under Section 337; Overland Will Look to ITC to Overrule ALJ’s No … – msnbc.com

Overland Storage (NASDAQ: OVRL), the trusted global provider of effortless data management and data protection solutions across the data lifecycle, today announced that it has received notice that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) in the U.S …

InNova Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against Facebook, PayPal, Others – TMCnet

“Our goal is to help protect InNova’s valuable intellectual property, and to stop the defendants from illegally profiting from our client’s innovations.” With offices in Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Palo Alto, The Lanier Law Firm is …

Bloomberg BNA Publishes the 2012 Supplement to "Patent Prosecution: Law, Practice, and Procedure" – YAHOO!

The 2012 Supplement discusses changes to patent law set forth in the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, including: — Prioritized Track I examination — The first-to-invent system — Elimination of the best mode defense — Revised standards for inter …

Patent Reform Law Will Benefit Tech Sector – IDG NEWS

As the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) moves to implement the landmark patent reform act signed into law last year, businesses in industries highly reliant on intellectual property such as IT and biotech can look forward to expedited reviews … Continue reading

Bloomberg BNA Publishes the June 2012 Edition of "Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws" – YAHOO!

Bloomberg BNA’s Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws, June 2012 Edition contains the full text of this Act and provides helpful visual guides that will aid in understanding the new law and the dates when new provisions will go into effect. … Continue reading

Patent Reform Law Will Benefit Tech Sector – CIO Australia

As the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) moves to implement the landmark patent reform act signed into law last year, businesses in industries highly reliant on intellectual property such as IT and biotech can look forward to expedited reviews … Continue reading

InNova Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against Facebook, PayPal, Others – Yahoo Finance

… infringement lawsuits against 24 tech companies accused of infringing an InNova patent used in revolutionary e-mail spam technology. The Lanier Law Firm represents InNova in its claims against Facebook Inc. (FB), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT …