Congress Passes Historic Patent Reform Legislation: America Invents Act Transitions U.S. Patent System from a “First-to-Invent” to “First-Inventor-to-File” System, Overhauls Post-Issue Review Proceedings and Provides Other Significant Reforms; Expected to Become Law by End of SeptemberGarrard R. Beeney,Adam R. Brebner,Marc De Leeuw,David B. Tulchin,James T. Williams, September 21, 2011
On September 8, 2011, the U.S. Senate approved a landmark bill to reform the nation’s patent system, entitled the “Leahy-Smith America Invents Act,” which was previously passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 23, 2011. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into...
Patent Law: Federal Circuit Rules Isolated DNA May Be PatentedGarrard R. Beeney,Marc De Leeuw,Nader A. Mousavi,David B. Tulchin,James T. Williams, August 9, 2011
On July 29, 2011, in a highly anticipated opinion, a divided three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that isolated DNA molecules are patentable subject matter under § 101 of the Patent Act. All three judges on the Federal Circuit panel also ruled...