Patent Baristas

Where will all the bloggers be during BIO?  Apparently, they’ll all be at a lot of social functions: BIO International Convention Bloggers Meetup Monday, May 18, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm A special happy-hour for bloggers at the 2009 BIO International Convention. They’ll have lots of fun giveaways, courtesy of IAmBiotech.org. Georgia World Congress Center […]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT), and a whole host of others have filed a lawsuit challenging patents on two human genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer claiming such patents stifle research that could lead to cures and limit women’s options regarding their medical care. The lawsuit, Association for […]

In a follow-up to an earlier discussion about the shift in position by the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, which has withdrawn a September report that “raised too many hurdles to government antitrust enforcement and favored extreme caution” toward antitrust enforcement action, Hal Walker of Foley & Lardner has sent details on the confirmation hearing questions of […]

The Patent Baristas are rocking BIO again and you can, too!  Editor-in-Chief Barista, Stephen Jenei, will be giving away some iPod Shuffles at the 2009 BIO International Convention, May 18-21 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. Basically, all you have to do to win is be the first person to find me […]

The Antitrust Division must step forward and take a leading role in the development of the Government’s multi-faceted response to the current market conditions. Vigorous antitrust enforcement action under Section 2 of the Sherman Act will be part of the Division’s critical contribution to this response.  ~Christine A. Varney It looks like the U.S. Department […]

[The Purposes of the United Nations are:] To achieve international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all (…). The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) provides the framework for the World Trade Organization […]

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the increase in direct spending under Patent Reform Act of 2009 (S.515) would total $3 million over the 2010-2019 period. The report was ordered by the Senate Judiciary Committee: SUMMARY Under current law, PTO is authorized to collect a variety of fees for the services it performs. The fee […]

“Eliminate the Patent Restrictions Standing in Your Company’s Way” The Innovation Alliance, a coalition of companies with the stated goal to enhance America’s innovation environment by improving the quality of patents and protecting the integrity of the U.S. patent system, is worried that lawyers (the bad ones, not us) will be lining up to offer […]