Malvern (Griff) U. Griffin, III

Federal Circuit: Medical Treatment and Diagnostic Method Claims Are Patentable
William L. Warren, Malvern (Griff) U. Griffin, Christopher J. Chan, Joshua D. Curry, October 8, 2009
In advance of the U.S. Supreme Court's review of In re Bilski, the Federal Circuit recently held in Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services that patent claims directed to medical treatment and diagnostic methods were patentable subject matter because they transformed the human...

Steps of Method Claims Are Not Exportable "Components" under 35 U.S.C. § 271(f)
Malvern (Griff) U. Griffin, Jason V. Chang, September 3, 2009
Title 35 U.S.C. § 271(f) was enacted by the U.S. Congress to close a loophole that would otherwise allow an infringer to avoid infringement by exporting "components" of a patented invention from the United States to a foreign country for later assembly. The language of § 271(f) provides...

Rights to Have Licensed Products Made by a Third Party May Be Inherent in Patent Licenses Unless Those Rights Are Expressly Excluded
Malvern (Griff) U. Griffin, Christopher J. Chan, Rhett S. White, July 21, 2009
In CoreBrace LLC v. Star Seismic LLC (2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 10885), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that "a patent licensee's right to make, use, and sell a product inherently includes the right to have it made by a third party, absent a clear indication of intent to the...