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SCOTUS: “The More a Party Claims for Itself the More it Must Enable”

Intellectual Property Law Blog

After a nine-year saga, beginning when Amgen sued Sanofi for allegedly infringing two of its patents in 2014, the Supreme Court held that Amgen’s asserted patents failed to satisfy the enablement requirement under 35 U.S.C. § 112(a), and are thus invalid. In re Wands , 858 F.2d 2d at 737, 8 USPQ2d at 1404 (Fed.

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Women’s History Month: USPTO Highlights Trailblazing Women Inventors

U.S. Department of Commerce

Women’s History Month: USPTO Highlights Trailblazing Women Inventors. In honor of Women’s History Month, and as part of its efforts to protect and promote the ingenuity of American inventors and entrepreneurs, the Department of Commerce’s U.S. She will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) this year.

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[Guest post] “Say Thanks to a Woman”: How patents can help you (IWD special)

The IPKat

On today's International Women's Day (IWD) The IPKat has received and is pleased to host a contribution by Katfriends Giorgia Golzio and Daniele Golzio reflecting on the contribution of women to technological advancement, with profiles of some notable female inventors throughout history being reviewed too. The same applied to IP.

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The Inventive Concept: Unclear Judicial Guidance Causes Frustration for Inventors

LexBlog IP

What is at the core of invention? All inventions boil down to applying some natural law , but where is the line between natural law and invention? ” The most recent Supreme Court case which granted certiorari with regard to an “inventive concept” is Alice Corp. CLS Bank Int’l , decided in 2014.

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Ambiguity Begets Ambiguity: A Legislative Attempt to Bring Clarity to Patentable Subject Matter May Bring More Confusion

JD Supra Law

4734) in an effort to clarify which inventions are actually patentable and to codify those that are not. 208 (2014), courts, attorneys and inventors have struggled with the metes and bounds of what subject matter can and what cannot be patented. Tillis introduced the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (S.4734)

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Infographic | Christmas patents

Olartemoure Blog

ROTATING CHRISTMAS TREE STAND US1988343A Inventor: Claris F. 15, 1938 An inventive way to showcase your festive centerpiece. This clever invention allows the entire Christmas tree to rotate, providing a 360-degree view of decorations and ornaments. MISTLETOE SUPPORTING HEADBAND US4488316A Inventors: Ronald J.

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Does Justice Thomas Hate Invention or Just the Hubris of Inventors?

Patently-O

While the majority opinion, authored by Justice Kavanaugh, upheld the MRT, Justice Thomas published a strong dissent relying upon an invention metaphor in a decidedly negative light, something that he has done in several other recent opinions. ” Justice Thomas is not alone in his negative view of judicial invention. .”