Patent Law 
Minesoft & RWS Announce New Cross-Lingual Search Tools in PatBase, in co-operation with WIPO – PRLog (free press release)
PatBase offers patent information from over 95 countries worldwide in English … WIPO’s activities fall broadly into three areas, namely, the progressive development of international IP law, IP capacity-building programs to support the efficient use …
J&J Said to Pay $2.2 Billion to End Risperdal Sales Probe – Businessweek
“This is a gigantic settlement that reflects the seriousness of the criminal and civil allegations against J&J over Risperdal and the other drugs,” Carl Tobias, who teaches product-liability law at the … J&J lost patent protection and …
Where Are All the Jobs Patent Reform Promised? – Huffington Post
Last September, our esteemed leaders in Washington passed a law reforming America’s patent system called the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. At the time, the promise from every politician in support of the Act was that it would create jobs. They … Continue reading
Fish & Richardson Receives Top Tier 1 National Rankings in Patent Prosecution and Patent Litigation from The Legal 500 – Yahoo Finance
… announced today that both its Patent Prosecution and Patent Litigation practices received a top Tier 1 national ranking from The Legal 500 guide to the most preeminent U.S. law firms. Fish also received top national rankings for its …
Patents and how they work – Stockhouse
Patent Law Basics When you file a provisional application, it sits in the patent office and is never looked at by anyone beyond a clerk who makes sure that all the required parts are present. However, once you file a … Continue reading
More Patent Trouble for HTC and Motorola at the ITC – IPWatchdog.com
… Peregrine patents and 38 separate patent claims. By instituting this investigation (337-TA-848), the ITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of … Continue reading
Pharma cos need aggressive R&D and patent filing: Experts – in.com
Over the next few years, it is expected that the patent laws will provide impetus to the launch of patent-protected products,” Corporate Law Group, and member of Advisory Council of India of Drug Information Association (DIA), Managing Partner …
Greenberg Traurig Patent Attorney David J. Dykeman Named to “40 Under 40” List by Medical Device + D – PR-USA.net
David J. Dykeman, shareholder and patent attorney in the Boston office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, has been named to the “40 Medtech Innovators Under 40” list by Medical Device + Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI) magazine. The list …
United States: Federal Circuit Rejects Extraterritoriality Limitation For Certain Patent Claims – Mondaq
In analyzing the issue, the Federal Circuit first rejected “the blanket proposition that domestic patent law does not, and was not intended to, reach past the territorial limits of the United States”. The Federal Circuit did acknowledge that “purely …
Patentability Overview: Obviousness and Adequate Description – IPWatchdog.com
The best mode requirement has now been eliminated from U.S. patent law for the most part. The America Invents Act (AIA), which was signed into law on September 16, 2011, prohibits a claim from being found to be invalid as … Continue reading
