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U.S. Chemical & Life Science Patents Q2 Newsletter

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5 Federal Circuit Patent Cases You Need To Know

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

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

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April 7, 2017

Don’t Exalt Slogans over Real Meaning; Find the Claim Construction that Naturally Aligns with the Specification and Prosecution History

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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April 4, 2017

“Begun, the Clone War Has”

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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April 2, 2017

Dependent Claims Were Anticipated While Independent Claims Were Not

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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April 1, 2017

Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty, Little Furry Plaintiff …

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 29, 2017

Federal Circuit is No Place to Make New Claim Construction Arguments

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

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March 28, 2017

Patentee’s Teaching Away Argument Fails to Overcome Substantial Evidence of Unpatentability

By: Douglas A. Robinson, Principal

March 27, 2017

Prior Art that Must be Distorted from its Obvious Design Does Not Anticipate

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 27, 2017

You Can’t Fake Confusion: “STEAK” is different from “FRESH”

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 25, 2017

Variations on a Theme

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 23, 2017

Inventorship Claims That Took $8 Million to Defeat Were Not “Exceptional”

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 22, 2017

Two Bits, Four Bits, Six Bits, a Dollar, Cheer Uniforms are Copyrightable, Stand Up and Holler!

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 22, 2017

Troll Gets Rolled Because Its Disclaimer Statements Were Undersold

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March 21, 2017

Patent Owner Cannot Create New Claim Construction Issues After the Jury Verdict

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

March 21, 2017

Sit Back, Make the Popcorn, and Watch: Patent Owners, You Have Six Years to Bring Your Infringement Claim

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March 17, 2017

Three Stripes and You’re Out

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

March 17, 2017

An Objectively Reasonable Case Can Still be Exceptional

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 16, 2017

Among Other Things, the Federal Circuit Affirms Viability of Assignor Estoppel

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 15, 2017

To The Relief of Sergeants Everywhere, Forever 21 Challenges Adidas’ Three Stripe Marks

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 13, 2017

BioPharma Patents Quick Tips & News – July/August 2014 – Throwback Edition

By: Leanne M. Rakers, Principal

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March 9, 2017

IPR – The Odds Still Favor Petitioners, and Greatly Favor Smart Petitioners

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal