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Johnson selected for TAI Board of Directors

The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) today announced the names of eight newly-elected industry leaders to its Board of Directors. The executives share a strong commitment to develop Iowa

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Federal Circuit reverses claim construction but affirms infringement

Abraxis Bioscience (formerly AstraZeneca) is the holder of three patents on an improved formulation of an anesthetic, DIPRIVAN

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Purpose-based Distinction Applies to Process Claims Onl

In Abbott Laboratories and Central Glass Company, Ltd. (‘Abbott’) v. Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. and Baxter healthcare Corp. (‘Baxter’), the Federal Circuit upon second hearing reversed the district court’s judgment that the asserted claims were valid and, such, did not reach questions of infringement or inequitable conduct.At issue was a patent (‘the ‘176 patent’) pertaining to […]

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Patent law group elects new president

Patent Attorney Wendy Marsh was elected to serve as President of the Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association (IIPLA) on Saturday, Oct. 14. A practicing attorney in patent and trademark law since graduating from Drake University Law School in 1994, Marsh has served hundreds of clients as an advisor and litigator at McKee, Voorhees & Sease. […]

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Federal Circuit issues two decisions regarding reissue patents

Over the course of three court days, the Federal Circuit issued two decisions in cases involving reissue patents. After a patent is issued, if the patent holder discovers that the patent is ‘wholly or partly inoperative or invalid,’ the patentee may surrender the original patent and seek reissue of the patent. If this is sought […]

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Patent Application Publication Becomes Inventor’s Choice

Prior to the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999, U.S. patent applications were kept secret throughout the process of going through the patent system. In 2001, the laws changed required applications be published 18 months after the original filing date. However, new rules have been introduced again. Now applicants may request that their application not […]

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SRAM Corp. v. AD-II Engineering, Inc.

The Federal Circuit vacated the district court’s denial of partial summary judgment of validity, its grant of partial summary judgment of no validity, its judgment of liability in favor of SRAM, and its grant of an injunction against AD-II.The patent at issue was directed to a method of shifting between bicycle gears. SRAM’s patent discloses […]

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Show your stuff at AUTM

The 2007 AUTM Annual Meeting will include a program format called Innovation Showcase. These 90-minute sessions will be organized by scientific discipline (for example, life sciences/biotech and physical sciences/engineering) and will provide a first look at the freshest and most promising technologies from a diverse group of academic, government and not-for-profit laboratories. The format is […]

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‘The Patent Lawyer’ excerpts

In March, 2006, Drake University Law School and the Association of Patent Law Firms (APLF) hosted a panel of federal judges to discuss issues pertinent to patent litigation. MVS attorney, Edmund J. Sease served as moderator. For those who were unable to attend, here is the dialogue that took place as printed in APLF’s publication, […]

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Pretrial tactics cost defendant in patent case

Kemin Foods sued Pigmentos Vegetales del Centro S.A. (PIVEG) for infringement of its patents on methods of producing purified lutein for human consumption. Prior methods typically required use of toxic chemicals such as toluene which could not be completely removed. The patents taught methods to purify lutein to greater than 90 percent pure. A jury […]

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