The Federal Circuit vacated and remanded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision in an inter partes review proceeding that a patent owned by Rovalma S.A., which related to methods for making steels with certain thermal conductivities, was invalid for obviousness. In its Petition for inter partes review, Böhler-Edelstahl GmbH & Co. KG (“Böhler”) [...]
The Supreme Court has, however said there are three judicial exceptions to what is otherwise statutorily patent eligible – laws of nature, physical phenomena, and abstract ideas. The abstract idea exception is what applies to computer-implemented methods (i.e., software). The Supreme Court has steadfastly refused to define the term ‘abstract idea’ even though it [...]
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 list of priorities for the research-based pharma industry at the upcoming annual World Health Assembly.
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, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Asked about recent allegations in the press about Tedros’ part in a coverup of cholera epidemics in [...]
Wolf Greenfield announced that Michael J T. has joined the firm as a shareholder. A skilled counselor to biotechnology and life sciences companies, Michael brings extensive experience in patent prosecution and portfolio development, patent licensing, and post-grant proceedings. He is skilled in the negotiation of patent licenses and the conduct of IP due diligence [...]
Efforts by newly elected chair of world intellectual property organization copyright committee and ongoing studies and initiatives commissioned by WIPO to move past irreconcilable differences on limitations and expectations to copyright, had little effect last week in terms of agreeing a work program me. However, the committee agreed to ask the WIPO secretariat to [...]
