Decision provides a consistent standard based on structure even though resulting scope may prove insufficient for justifying costs of commercialization
The Federal Circuit continuse to expand the scope of patent-ineligible invention in its recent iNo Therapeutics LLC v. Praxair Distribution Inc. decision, relying on Justice Breyer's exhortation, in his Mayo Collaborative Serv. Inc. v. Prometheus Laboratories opinion
Kevin Noonan discusses a case in which the University of Texas sued Boston Scientific for patent infringement related to implantable drug-releasing biodegradable fibers
Kevin Noonan discusses recent developments around researchers vying for ownership of aspects of the gene-editing technology directed to eukaryotic cells
Kevin Noonan, a partner with the law firm McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP and founding author of the Patent Docs weblog, recaps the highlights of the latest annual BIO meeting
Kevin Noonan discusses the Biologic Patent Transparency Act and how he thinks the U.S. Congress might be picking the wrong target (patents) as a way to decrease drug prices and increase transparency