By Kirk Hartley on Posted in Patent Trolls,ScienceSome members of the patent bar remain anxious to see patents sprawl across the ongoing revolution in molecular biology, as illustrated by Patent Docs March 22, 2016 review of a cert petition to SCOTUS by Sequenom. I previously predicted SCOTUS would knock out Myriad’s efforts to patent BRCA genes, and cheered when indeed Myriad lost at… Continue Reading
By Kirk Hartley on Posted in Patent Trolls"Patent trolls" – are they "good" or "bad"? As with many things, the view and lines are blurring, and the answer often depends on one’s position in the world. The WSJ includes a new article on how some big patent holders are embracing patent litigation (troll behavior) in one form or another. Techniques include creating… Continue Reading
