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The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act and Life Sciences Innovation

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The biotechnology and life science sectors underpin breakthroughs in health care, agriculture, and environmental sustainability by leveraging living systems to create next-generation medicines, diagnostics, and bio-based...more

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Election Results Are In—Here’s How IP Disputes Policy May Change.

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Intellectual property policy may not have driven many voters to the polls on November 7, but change was on the ballot. Below, we summarize changes in U.S. intellectual property law that you might see starting in January 2025....more

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[Event] 2024 Intellectual Property Seminar - October 15th, Chicago, IL

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Please join Vedder Price’s Intellectual Property group for a half-day complimentary seminar designed for in-house counsel. Topics will focus on real issues faced by IP holders, and attendees will leave with practical advice...more

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Safeguarding AI Innovation in Stem Cell Therapy

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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to advance stem cell therapy has produced exciting results, with a key role in driving recent growth and innovation. Separated into three parts, this article provides an overview the...more

MoFo Life Sciences

A Glimmer Of Hope For Simplified Patenting Of Medical Diagnostics In The United States

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Should the recent bill entitled the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 (PERA) become law, it would override the existing jurisprudence and redefine which inventions are eligible for patenting under 35 U.S.C. § 101. ...more

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Patent Protection for Entertainment Software Inventions

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Innovators seeking patent protection for entertainment software inventions should be aware that all software inventions face patent-eligibility issues. Nevertheless, patent practitioners who are experienced in the art of...more

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Impact of Current 101 Jurisprudence on Precision Medicine Innovation

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The USPTO recently released a Report to Congress (“Report”) detailing the results of its call for public comments regarding the impact of U.S. jurisprudence on patent subject matter eligibility. The Report is responsive to...more

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To Patent or Not? Take a Hard Look at These 3 Things

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A movement is brewing among workers, perhaps emboldened by the robust labor market and pandemic-induced introspection. Whatever the reason, many are deciding to pursue success on their own terms — as entrepreneurs — now....more

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Protecting AI Innovations Through Trade Secrets and Patent Protection

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AI is becoming ubiquitous across all industries. AI systems and services are embedded in everyday products and services, including Amazon's Alexa, Netflix streaming services, and Nest smart thermostats. AI systems are also...more

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[IP Hot Topics Podcast] Innovation Conversations: Andrei Iancu (transcript)

Our “Innovation Conversations” series continues with our guest Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Sterne Kessler Directors Trey...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

[IP Hot Topics Podcast] Innovation Conversations: Andrei Iancu

Our “Innovation Conversations” series continues with our guest Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Sterne Kessler Directors Trey...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] 11th Summit on Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics - September 23rd - 24th, 7:45 am - 5:00 pm ET

This year, the BPCIA turns 10! As we prepare to enter the next decade of this revolutionary law, we cordially invite you to join us for ACI’s 11th Annual Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics Summit, in a fully virtual,...more

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Upgrade of Appeal Board Decisions Sought to Help Patent Medical Innovations

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The Director of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has been asked to upgrade the status of two recent decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), which determined that two medical innovations are eligible to be...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Story Telling

Patent law (and, consequently, patent lawyers) can be viewed as having at least a slightly tighter tether on concrete, factual reality than other areas of the law, at least to the extent that making patent-related legal...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

MedTech Update 2020: Legal and Regulatory Issues to Watch For in the Medical Technology Industry in the New Year

Medical device and diagnostics companies and laboratories should anticipate significant legal, regulatory and market changes in 2020 that will have a lasting impact on the industry. From revisions to how the government...more

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Automotive MarketTrends - June 2019, Issue 2

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Welcome to Foley’s Automotive MarketTrends newsletter. In each edition, we will focus on a different aspect of the automotive sector and highlight key trends in the industry. In this issue, we focus on collaboration and the...more

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Emerging Legal Trends AI: Can Israel Join the U.S. and Europe as a Leader in AI Protections?

The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property invokes fascinating theoretical questions. For example, can a machine own an invention? Or be liable for the consequences of its actions? However,...more

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IoV Technologies as Patentable Subject Matter After Alice

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This is the second in a series of five articles written by WilmerHale discussing how the emergence of IoT technologies will impact the automotive industry. The first article, ‘‘The Developing Landscape of Internet of Things...more

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USPTO Patent Public Advisory Meeting - Highlights

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The USPTO's PPAC Quarterly Meeting took place on May 3 at its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. Various topics affecting the USPTO, prosecution practice, and PTAB proceedings were discussed as an effort to open dialog...more

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USPTO Finds SureGene Personalized Medicine Treatment Unpatentable Under Mayo

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In Ex Parte Timothy, the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) affirmed the Examiner’s rejection of personalized medicine treatment claims. This decision highlights the PTAB’s willingness to invalidate claims that it...more

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AIPLA Legislative Proposal to Overrule Recent §101 Caselaw

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With the continuing uncertainties regarding application of the subject matter eligibility standard enumerated in 35 U.S.C. §101 by both courts and the U.S. Patent Office, organizations that have an interest in clarifying the...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Patent Rights in the U.S.: Is the Pendulum Finally Swinging Back to Center?

The U.S. patent system has long struggled to strike a balance that both encourages patent rights and prevents patent abuse. Finding that balance requires giving patent owners the right amount of patent enforcement power,...more

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Will the USPTO’s “Patents 4 Patients” Program Even Make It Off the "Cancer Moonshot" Launch Pad?

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The White House recently announced the Cancer Moonshot Task Force, an effort to “focus on making the most of Federal investments, targeted incentives, private sector efforts from industry and philanthropy, patient engagement...more

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Biotech Industry Supports Cert in Sequenom to Avert “Crisis of Patent Law and Medical Innovation”

The biotechnology and life sciences community has voiced broad support for Sequenom’s recent request that the Supreme Court review the Federal Circuit’s decision holding Sequenom’s diagnostic fetal DNA patent ineligible under...more

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Sequenom v. Ariosa Diagnostics: A Supreme Court Petition that Requests Clarification on the Patent Eligibility of Diagnostic...

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UUnder the Patent Act, one can patent “any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof.” Common exceptions to what can be patented include laws of nature,...more

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