In method for producing L-lysine including genetically altering E. coli, inventors failed to disclose best host strain to use and further modification that enhanced production. Ajinomoto Co. v. ITC, 2009-1081 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 8, 2010) In a rare best mode case, the Federal Circuit confirmed
JMOL on validity reversed because judge misunderstood when art is analogous; claim constructions using dictionary and prosecution argument upheld. A JMOL
Scott C. Harris was all set to go eBay one better, with his “Real Time Auction with End Game.” Bidders would use their computers to submit
So your company has just been sued in the ITC? Perhaps this is a result of a dispute with one of your competitors; or perhaps your company simply supplies
Federal Circuit reverses Trademark Office’s holding that an internet specimen of use must include a picture of the goods to be registrable. In re Michael
Dissent finds a bias against protecting an invention that “does not advance rocket science or cancer medicine.” A divided Federal Circuit panel affirmed
By Robert J. Lenihan, II and Allen E. Pittoors In 1962, Michigan slightly revised, and then adopted, the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). The UCC governs
District Court Judge who issued Zubulake decision again orders sanctions for failure to properly handle electronically stored information (ESI) in discovery. Pension Committee of the Univ. of Montreal
by Kara R. Yancey Suppose you represent a company whose former employee has
Week of January 11, 2010 United States Patent No: D607,920 Title:
Schindler Elevator Corp. v. Otis Elevator Co., No. 2009-1146 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 15, 2010) (Linn, Friedman, and Dyk (concurring in result and dissenting in part)) Federal Circuit vacated district court’s
