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‘Substantial Portion’ Of A Patent: Quantitative Or Qualitative?, Matthew Rollin May 2020

‘Substantial Portion’ Of A Patent: Quantitative Or Qualitative?, Matthew Rollin

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

This Article examines the U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Life Technologies Corp., where the Court issued another requirement for patent infringement. Part II of this Article examines the text of the Patent Act and the history behind it. Part III further discusses the facts of Life Technologies Corp., to give more relevant background facts and history. Part IV focuses on the prior opinions of the case, including the district court’s ruling, appellate court’s decision, and the Supreme Court’s decision. Part V examines and concludes with the legal significance of Life Technologies Corp., the impact that it will have on future …


Session 2: Navigating, Building, And Strengthening Relationships, Nancy Vanderlip, Scott Patridge, Jeremy Lack, Debra Gerardi Sep 2017

Session 2: Navigating, Building, And Strengthening Relationships, Nancy Vanderlip, Scott Patridge, Jeremy Lack, Debra Gerardi

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Navigating A Post America Invents Act World: How The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Supports Small Businesses, Melissa Cerro Jun 2014

Navigating A Post America Invents Act World: How The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Supports Small Businesses, Melissa Cerro

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

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Judicial Fitness For Review Of Complex Biotechnology Issues In Patent Litigation: Technical Claim Interpretation, Megan E. Lyman Apr 2013

Judicial Fitness For Review Of Complex Biotechnology Issues In Patent Litigation: Technical Claim Interpretation, Megan E. Lyman

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.


Diamond V. Chakrabarty: Oil Eaters: Alive And Patentable, Dennis J. Walsh Feb 2013

Diamond V. Chakrabarty: Oil Eaters: Alive And Patentable, Dennis J. Walsh

Pepperdine Law Review

Congress is empowered, under article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, to create patent laws that encourage the promotion of arts and sciences. In the congressional fulfillment of this task, the courts have been confused as to what products are worthy of patent protection under the patent statutes. One illustration of this confusion is the recent controversy of whether living organisms fit into the statutory patentable classification of section 101 of the 1952 Patent Act. The recent United States Supreme Court decision of Diamond v. Chakrabarty has ended this confusion by holding that living micro bacteria is patentable …


Oh, The Places You'll Go: The Implications Of Current Patent Law On Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Stacy Kincaid Apr 2012

Oh, The Places You'll Go: The Implications Of Current Patent Law On Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Stacy Kincaid

Pepperdine Law Review

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Duck, Duck, Bilski: Searching For A Law-Progress Equipoise, Eric Golas Salbert Jan 2012

Duck, Duck, Bilski: Searching For A Law-Progress Equipoise, Eric Golas Salbert

The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law

Moore's Law generally asserts that the transistor capacity on a computer processing unit increases exponentially over time. To exemplify, in 1971, Intel's first microprocessor contained 2,300 transistors and was used in simple electronic pocket calculators and by 2007 Intel was manufacturing microprocessors containing 820,000,000 transistors used in personal computers capable of near-instantaneous worldwide communication over the Internet. When the framers of the Constitution drafted the empowering words, “To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts,” could they foresee such a blistering pace of innovation? Have courts been able to maintain the balance between progress and limited monopolies? The history …


The Impact Of Medimmune, Inc. V. Genentech, Inc. And Its Progeny On Technology Licensing, Michael Donovan Jan 2012

The Impact Of Medimmune, Inc. V. Genentech, Inc. And Its Progeny On Technology Licensing, Michael Donovan

The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law

No abstract provided.