Washington, D.C. – The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a patent infringement case. Patent attorneys for Abbott Point of Care of Princeton, New Jersey had filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of Alabama alleging that Abbott should have legal title…
New York, NY – Earlier this year, patent attorneys for a group of 60 organizations and farmers, including the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association, filed a patent lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against agriculture giant Monsanto Company of St. Louis, Missouri. The plaintiffs are farmers…
Washington, D.C. – The United States Supreme Court has issued its opinion in Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, a patent ownership case. The Court held that the Bayh-Dole Act,35 U.S.C. §§ 200-212, “does not automatically vest title to federally funded inventions…
Chicago, IL– Intellectual property attorneys for Italian company Tecnomatic have filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois making patent ownership, trademark infringement and other claims against automotive part company Delco Remy of Pendleton, Indiana as well as Delco Remy of Mexico and other parties. The technology at issue…
Washington, D.C. – On February 28, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, a patent ownership case that has implications for Indiana patent attorney. Under the Bayh-Dole Act,35 U.S.C. §§ 200-212, institutions using federal funding…
Washington, D.C. – The United States Supreme Court denied certiorari in an appeal from three Vanderbilt University scientists who claimed that they should share ownership of the patent rights to Cialis. The Cialis patents in question, U.S. Patent numbers 5,859,006 and 6,140,329, were filed by Icos Corporation, which was…