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U.S. Chemical & Life Science Patents Q2 Newsletter

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June 30, 2025

5 Federal Circuit Patent Cases You Need To Know

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June 26, 2025

Enablement, Anticipation, and Claim Strategy: Rethinking Biotech Patent Drafting Post-Agilent

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June 23, 2025

Six Actions to Take to Ensure Your Trade Secret Stays Secret

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Cannabis And Trademarks: Protecting Against Infringement

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May 13, 2025

The Hypocrisy of ‘Delete IP’: Billionaire Frustrations Masquerading as Policy

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July 28, 2016

Patent Drafters: Leaving Coining to the Mint

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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July 25, 2016

PTO Cannot Raise & Decide Unpatentability Theories Never Presented by the Petitioner

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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July 15, 2016

I Win? No Fair!

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

July 12, 2016

New After-Final Pilot Prosecution Program Allows Enhanced Patent Practice

By: Michael Gamble, Principal

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July 11, 2016

Sale of Manufacturing Services Does Not Trigger On Sale Bar Under Pre-AIA §102

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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July 10, 2016

It Ain’t Over ‘Till It’s Over

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

July 6, 2016

And in the Alternative . . .

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

July 5, 2016

The Commercial Marketing Provisions of the Biologics Act are Mandatory

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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July 5, 2016

Not All Processes That Employ Only Independently Known Steps are Unpatentable

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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July 4, 2016

Plausibility vs. Enablement

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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July 1, 2016

Resurfacing of Preemption for Patent-Eligibility of Software Inventions – The Bascom Decision

By: Andrew M. Waxman, Principal

June 27, 2016

Inventive Concept Can be Found in Non-conventional and Non-generic Arrangement of Known, Conventional Pieces

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

June 21, 2016

Filing of Cancellation Prior to Registration’s Fifth Anniversary Allows Later Addition of Otherwise Time-Barred Non-use Claim

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June 16, 2016

A Combination of References Can be Obvious Even it Requires a Bit of Work

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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June 14, 2016

Software Can Make “Non-Abstract” Improvements To Computer Technology

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June 14, 2016

Board Not Limited to Prior Art in the Grounds, as Long as Patent Owner Had Notice

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

June 10, 2016

The Board Cannot Adopt a Surprise Claim Construction

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

June 10, 2016

And That’s Final . . .

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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June 6, 2016

Patent Applicants: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You in a Court of Law

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

June 3, 2016

Incorrect Position on Infringement is not a Defense to Inducement

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal