A Sign of Things To Come?

Best Mode Requirement Strikes Down Biotech Patent

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. v. International Trade Commission (Fed. Cir. 2010) The ITC held that Ajinomoto's patents were invalid for failure to satisfy the best mode requirement of 35 U.S.C. 112. On appeal, the Federal Circuit affirmed. The two asserted patents...

Amazon One-Click Patent Slides Through Reexamination

After four-years of reexamination, Amazon's much-maligned 1-click patent is emerging from reexamination largely unscathed. In a recent notice of intent to issue a reexamination certificate, the USPTO confirmed the patentability of original claims 6-10 and amended claims 1-5 and 11-26....

Patent Reform Act of 2010: Proposed First-to-File Statute

35 USC 100 Definitions (g) The terms ‘joint inventor’ and ‘coinventor’ mean any 1 of the individuals who invented or discovered the subject matter of a joint invention. (h) The term ‘joint research agreement’ means a written contract, grant, or...

Offshore Brazil Beckons for BP

03/11/2010

British oil giant BP is set to acquire a big swath of oil assets from Devon Energy. The deal, worth up to $6 billion, would vault BP into the hot new oil region off the shores of Brazil.

Google Sees Outcome To China Talks Soon

03/11/2010

Eric Schmidt said his company expects to soon conclude talks with the Chinese government over the fate of its search engine and business in China.

Wall Street Moves to Shape CDS Rules

03/11/2010

Some on Wall Street acknowledged that changes to CDS are inevitable, with some suggesting remedies that might increase transparency while forestalling greater government intervention.