The Opposition to Patent Reform Grows
10.29.07 •Not all tech companies are in lock step with each other in the patent reform debate, as the Innovation Alliance has shown.
Too Late! Stay Denied in Fresenius Med. v. Baxter Int’l
10.21.07 •Fresenius annoys Judge Armstrong, who denies a stay in the case, which has been proceeding for more than four years.
Court Adopts Neither Party’s Construction of “Common Surface”
10.14.07 •The Court looks mainly to the specification in this very short claim construction of the one term “common surface.”
GlaxoSmithKline Calls Shenanigans on New Claims & Continuation Rules
10.12.07 •GlaxoSmithKline has reviewed the new USPTO rules. It their contention that the rules exceed the PTO’s authority and are unconstitutional.
Defense to Inequitable Conduct Waives Privilege
10.11.07 •Magistrate Judge Seeborg applies the sword-and-shield theory in the Micro Theraputics case.
FTC and DOJ Report on Antitrust and Intellectual Property
10.3.07 •An overview of the joint FTC/DOJ report, Antitrust Enforcement and Intellectual Property Rights: Promoting Innovation and Competition.
Lack of Evidence Dooms Preliminary Injunction Under 295
9.30.07 •Plaintiff asserts that Defendants are importing tungsten carbide rings from China, where the rings are made in violation of Plaintiff’s patent. Judge Fogel calls it like he sees it.
USPTO Playing Nice with the Other Children
9.28.07 •In the past two weeks, the PTO has begun two new initiatives to garner help abroad with the backlog, and encourage cooperation with two more countries’ patent offices.