AIPLA Reports

Topic(s) include:

• En Banc CAFC Will Consider If Section 145 Action Is De Novo or Limited Review, Hyatt v. Kappos, Fed. Cir., No. 2007-1066, 2/17/2010.
• Mental State for Induced Infringement Liability May Be ‘Deliberate Indifference’, SEB S.A. v. Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc., Fed. Cir., No. 2009-1099, 2/5/2010.
• N.Y. Court Hears Oral Argument on Subject Matter Challenge to Genetic Patenting, Assoc. for Molecular Pathology v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 09 Civ. 4515 (RWS), oral arg. 2/2/2010.

• Senate Passes Bill to Harmonize Affidavit Requirements for U.S. and Madrid Applications
• Administration Budget Includes PTO Fee Surcharge and Fee Setting Authority
• Failure to Disclose to PTO Statement in EPO Proceeding Was Inequitable Conduct, Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Co., Fed. Cir., No. 2008-1511, 1/25/10.
• PTO Suggests Cure for §101 Problems with Computer Media Claims that Cover Signals
• Series of Notices Highlight Emphasis on PCT-PPH Pilot Program
• Interim Term Adjustment Rules Are Issued to Follow Wyeth Ruling
• Comment Deadline Is Extended for BPAI Rules and Patent Quality Issues
• China Issued Record Number of Patents in 2009, WSJ Reports

• Roundtable Discussion of Suggested PCT Improvements Will Be Webcast
• Claim Construction in Interferences Differs for Patentability and Priority, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. v. Cardiac Sciences Operating Co., Fed. Cir., No. 2009-1241, 1/5/10.
• PTO Calculations Patent Term Adjustments Have Been in Error, Wyeth v. Kappos, Fed. Cir., No. 2009-1120, 1/7/10.
• Supreme Court Will Not Review En Banc CAFC Holding on Section 271(f), Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. v. St. Jude Medical Inc., U.S., No. 09-596, 1/11/10.

January 2, 2010 (PDF)

• Fine for False Patent Marking Is Per Article, Not Per Marking Decision, The Forest Group, Inc. v. Bon Tool Company, Fed. Cir., No. 2009-1044, 12/28/09.
• Picture Is Not Mandatory for Website-Based Specimen of Use, In re Sones, Fed. Cir., No. 2009-1140, 12/23/09.
• MS Word with XML Function Is Permanently Enjoined, i4i Limited Partnership v. Microsoft Corp., Fed. Cir. No. 2009-1504, 12/22/09.
• PTO Looks to Re-Hire Former Patent Examiners

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