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IFPMA Priorities at WHA
The new head of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) has hit the ground running in Geneva, and is weighing in on a variety of policy issues, this week providing a [...]
Attacks On WHO Candidate Are Defamatory
African Union delegation to the United Nations came in outspoken numbers to a press briefing today to express unshakable support for the Ethiopian candidate to be the next head of the World Health Organization, [...]
Is there Hope for America’s Patent System?
America’s patent system could likely rattle off more than three reasons, on those three points America’s patent system would be immediately begin to flourish. They were: (1) the Supreme Court’s decision in eBay v. [...]
Aren’t Fox Seeks Patent Staff Attorney or Patent Agent for New York Office
The New York office of Aren’t Fox LLP is seeking a patent staff attorney or agent with at least 3 years of experience in patent preparation, drafting and prosecution, preferably in the software/electrical technologies. [...]
PTAB employs surprise claim construction
The Federal Circuit panel consisted of Judges Reyna, Wallach, and Chen. Judge Reyna delivered the panel’s opinion. The patentee cited two recent decisions, In re Magnum Oil International, Ltd., 829 F.3d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2016) [...]
Recent drop in lawsuits despite increasing patent grants
About 5,100 patent infringement cases were filed in the U.S. during 2016, according to the PwC litigation study. This represents a 9 percent drop in lawsuits from 2015’s totals and the third straight year [...]