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“Patent Think” Retreats on Discovery of Nature, and Use of Math
“Patent think” continues to retrench and retrace after SCOTUS’ series of unanimous rulings that ended patents for discovery of laws of...

Kirk Hartley
Jul 23, 20151 min read
John Oliver Covers Patent Trolls
John Oliver has now covered patent trolls. The world continues to change.

Kirk Hartley
Apr 22, 20151 min read
Patent Litigation – Statistics Update
Patent litigation is dropping, but remains a significant sector in the litigation industry. Links to patent litigation statistics are...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 31, 20141 min read
Big Banks Oppose Business Method Patents – the Patent Litigation Sector Rolls On
When are patents good, or not so good, for businesses? An October 29, 2014 article at AmLaw describes big banks attacking purported...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 29, 20141 min read
Patent Law – Does the Federal Circuit Need to Grow Up?
SCOTUS keeps reversing the Federal Circuit, thereby rejecting extensive patent think. One of the most notable reversals blocked patents...

Kirk Hartley
Sep 22, 20141 min read
Another Step on the Patent Law Journey
Where will SCOTUS go next on patents, software, laws of nature, and fear of patent trolls/NPEs? Another step on the journey unfolds...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 31, 20142 min read
Patent Think, the Economist and a Patent for Making Tea
The litigation industry seldom lacks for people spinning an "issue," creating a faux "issue" or just plain spewing out talking points for...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 14, 20141 min read
BRCA Patent Claims Fail Again
Myriad Genetics has lost again in its efforts to claim patent protection for reading the sequence of the so-called BRCA genes associated...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 11, 20141 min read
Patent War Litigation Industry Continues to Grow
Is litigation all bad? Apparently not, at least judging by the actions of corporate America. Thus, corporations continue to embrace...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 1, 20131 min read
Myriad Files Another BRCA Patent Suit – MDL Proceedings?
Myriad has filed yet another patent suit related to testing for BRCA genes. One wonders if someone will ask to create an MDL for all...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 22, 20131 min read
Myriad’s BRCA Gene Patent Wars Continue – A New Entrant Joins the Fray
The Myriad BRCA gene patent wars are continuing, and a new entrant has started a new fray by suing Myriad in a declaratory judgment suit....

Kirk Hartley
Oct 9, 20131 min read
What to Make of Myriad’s New Lawsuits Regarding BRCA Gene Patents
The Genomics Law Report includes a new post assessing the possible strategies at play in the new lawsuits filed by Myriad regarding...

Kirk Hartley
Jul 17, 20131 min read
SCOTUS Unanimously Rejects “Patent Think” – Gene Patents Rejected for BRCA Genes
SCOTUS is often fractured these days, but yesterday managed to unanimously and correctly reject patents on genes in the Myriad case. Why?...

Kirk Hartley
Jun 14, 20133 min read
Some in The Patent Bar Remain Unhappy that SCOTUS Does not Defer to or See the Brilliance of the Fed
The US Supreme Court just held that even patent lawyers must face state law malpractice claims in state court. Some members of the patent...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 21, 20131 min read
Cold Spring Harbor Labs Hosting a Conference on Gene Patents
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is one of the renowned homes for the expansions of knowledge about molecular biology. Now, with law and...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 3, 20131 min read
The Business of Patent Claim Litigation – 40% Contingent Fee Held Reasonable and Patent Malpra
Here (but subscription required) is a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin article regarding an interesting ruling on two aspects of...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 14, 20093 min read
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