My partner Anthony Fuga is providing excellent analysis on the latest Section 101 cases and issues at the Holland & Knight Section 101 Blog, which he edits and does a substantial amount of the writing for. His latest post provides valuable insight into how district courts are approaching Section 101 cases since the Federal
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Liquid Cannabis Patent Survives Section 101 Challenge
By Anthony Fuga on
Posted in Uncategorized
By: Anthony J Fuga|Taite R McDonald|Michael Obeiter
The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado on April 17, 2019, upheld United Cannabis Corp.’s (UCANN) patent claims concerning a liquid cannabinoid formulation, “wherein at least 95% of the total cannabinoids is a specified cannabinoid or combination of them.”1
Pure Hemp…
Patent Reform: New Bipartisan Framework for Section 101 Eligibility Introduced in Congress
By Anthony Fuga on
Posted in Patent Litigation Tips
Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), along with Reps. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), and Steve Stivers (R-Ohio), have unveiled a bipartisan and bicameral framework on Section 101 patent reform. The framework, released last week, is short – only one page – but the intent is clear: temper the Section 101-based rejections…
2016 Rocky Mountain IP Conference: Magistrate Judges Panel
By R. David Donoghue on
Posted in Legal Seminars
I attended the 14th annual Rocky Mountain IP & Technology Institute at the beginning of June. As usual, one of the highlights of the Institute was the judges panel. This year’s panel was a group of federal magistrate judges discussing IP litigation. As usual, it was a lively panel that delved deep into the…
2016 Rocky Mountain IP Conference: Mark Lemely Year in Patent Review
By R. David Donoghue on
Posted in Legal Seminars
I attended the 14th annual Rocky Mountain IP & Technology Institute at the beginning of June. As usual, Mark Lemely reviewed the last year in patent law at the Federal Circuit. Here are some highlights:
- 101 jurisprudence
- 42 cases holding patents invalid as unpatentable; 2 cases upholding validity. That is one more than last
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Hurricane Alice: The broad impact of the Supreme Court’s Software Patent Decision
By R. David Donoghue on
Posted in Patent Litigation Tips, Patent Trolls
Reactions to the Supreme Court’s CLS Bank v. Alice decision were mixed on both sides of the debate. Everyone seemed to agree that software patents were not dead, but whether the decision would change the software patent landscape was unclear. Just three months later, however, there is good news for retailers. Both the Federal Circuit…