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Update on Patent-Eligible Subject Matter

Recently, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“the Court”) issued opinions in two appeals involving UNILOC.  The two decisions focused on patent-eligible subject...

Spring Federal Circuit Case Review

Obviousness of Ranges Genentech v. Hospira, (Fed. Cir. 1/10/20):  Appeal of PTAB decision finding Genentech patent obvious. Background The patent claimed a method for reducing...

The Inherency Doctrine

We are pleased to announce Ryan Pool’s paper entitled, “The Inherency Doctrine: A Performance Review” has been published in Volume 101 the Journal of the...

A Chipping Away of the Gilead Double Patenting Fiasco

The unorthodox reality presented by the broad Gilead decision in 2014 (Gilead Sciences, Inc. v. Natco Pharma Ltd. (Fed. Cir. 2014)) is that a patentee obtaining a second...

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Affects Copyright Registration and Litigation Strategy

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Affects Copyright Registration and Litigation Strategy. Registration is NOT required for federal copyright protection, but… On March 4, 2019, The U.S....

The Federal Circuit’s Hands are Tied as Diagnostic Methods take Another Step Away from Eligibility – And the Court Isn’t Happy About It

Applicants and patentees have been struggling to certain patent diagnostic methods following Supreme Court precedent in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., 566 U.S....

MWZB promotes Attorney to Partner

Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C. is pleased to announce the election of Ryan Pool to partner, effective January 1, 2019. Ryan practices in a...

The New USPTO Guidelines on Subject Matter Eligibility, Hoped to be a Step Forward

The New USPTO Guidelines on Subject Matter Eligibility, Hoped to be a Step Forward The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published new subject matter eligibility...

MWZB Celebrates 50 Years of IP Excellence

We believe this milestone reflects our firm’s stability and the consistently high-quality representation we have provided our clients over the years. Some of our clients...

Should You Appeal? A Look at Success Rates Before the PTAB on an Individual Rejection Basis

We are pleased to announce Ryan Pool’s paper entitled, “Should You Appeal? A look at Success Rates Before the PTAB on an Individual Rejection Basis,” has been...
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