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Natural Alternatives appeals a decision of the district court granting Creative Compounds’ motion for judgment on the pleadings that the asserted claims of various U.S. Patent relating to dietary supplements containing beta-alanine were directed to patent ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and lacked an inventive concept sufficient to render them patent eligible. In performing...

Sigmapharm Laboratories and others (“Appellants”) filed Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) seeking to market generic versions of Saphris, a sublingually administered, atypical antipsychotic containing asenapine maleate sold by Forest Laboratories. Forest sued for patent infringement, asserting that Appellants’ proposed generic products would infringe certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,763,476. Following a bench trial, the...

PersonalWeb Technologies appeals the final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding concluding that Apple demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,802,310 (relating to content-based identifiers in data processing systems created by applying a cryptographic hash function to a data item independent...

Ray Farrell was designated as a panel member by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) International Patent Experts Group (IPEG) meetings held in Santiago, Chile on February 26th.  The format of the meetings were Grace Period Roundtable panel sessions organized by the USPTO and included representatives...

Once considered a low-life act by individuals who lacked the respect to keep their community clean, graffiti is now perceived as true artwork (“aerosol art”). Not only is it having a true artistic renaissance, but it has now found a place in corporate business and mainstream society. Often featured as the backdrop for ad...

Colors hold more power than we often may assign to them. Whether on packaging of food in the supermarket, or the bottom of a shoe, color undeniably contributes greatly to brand awareness and recognition. It is widely known that Tiffany jewelry has its own special color blue, Barbie is associated with a specific shade...