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Mayo v. Prometheus: The Supreme Court Reverses the Federal Circuit, Finding Prometheus' Patents Cover Laws of Nature and Therefore Ineligible Subject Matter

By Jeffrey J. Zuber and Sarah S. Brooks of Zuber & Taillieu

A unanimous Supreme Court recently reversed the Federal Circuit in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Labs Inc., (U.S. S Ct. decided March 20, 2012) holding that the two Prometheus patents do not cover patent eligible subject matter. The Federal Circuit reaffirmed its prior decision holding that Prometheus’ patents covered eligible… More...

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McKesson v. Bridge Medical: Inequitable Conduct Due to Lack of Full Disclosure in Patent Prosecutions

McKesson Information Solutions, Inc. v. Bridge Medical, Inc.  |  January 18, 2008

The decision in McKesson Information Solutions Inc. v. Bridge Medical Inc., 487 F.3d 897 (Fed. Cir. 2007), has been referred to by many as “frightening,” “burdensome,” and “a whopper.” Indeed, the decision places a high burden on patent prosecutors to disclose essentially every action More...

Voda v. Cordis Undermines Court's Authority to Take Cognizance of Foreign Patent Infringement Claims

Voda v. Cordis Corp.  |  July 13, 2007

Despite what it called a "harmonizing trend" among the world's patent courts, the Federal Circuit chose not to create a more unified global system of enforcing patents worldwide. Instead, the court effectively eliminated a district court's ability to assert supplemental jurisdiction over claims of More...

In KSR v. Teleflex, Supreme Court Emphasizes Flexibility in Determining Obviousness Via TSM Test

KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc.  |  May 15, 2007

The central issue that faced this court is how to determine if an invention is truly innovative or is just the result of linking together prior inventions in a way that was inevitable or an apparent next step. The Supreme Court emphasized flexibility in making that determination, whereas the More...

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Companies Mentioned

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The following companies are mentioned in Patent Law Updates:

Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.

Mayo Collaborative Services d.b.a. Mayo Medical Laboratories

CVS Corp.

Aeroflex Colorado Springs, Inc.

Target Corp.

emsCharts, Inc.

Daiwa Products, Inc.

Sears Holding Corp.

Softtech, LLC

S.A.A.T. Systems Application of Advanced Technology, Ltd.

Motherswear International, Redcats USA, L.P. d.b.a. Lane Bryant Catalog

Princo Corp.

Princo America Corp.

Leading Lady, Macy’s Department, Inc.

Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc.

International Trade Commission

K-Mart Corp.

TiVo Inc.

Mayo Clinic Rochester

J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

EchoStar Corp.

Shanghai Honest Tool Co., Inc.

Glamourmom LLC

EchoStar DBS Corp.

Forest Group, Inc.

Federated Department Stores

EchoStar Technologies Corp.

McKesson Information Solutions, Inc.

Cibon Industrial

Elizabeth Lange LLC d.b.a. Liz Lange Maternity

EchoSphere LLLC

Bridge Medical, Inc.

Bon Tool Company

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

ECHOSTAR Satellite LLC

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Walgreens Corp.

SmithKline Beecham PLC

Dish Network Corp.

Smithkline Beecham Corp. (d.b.a. GlaxoSmithKline, plc.)

Touchsport Footwear USA, Inc.

SmithKline Beecham Corp. d.b.a GlaxoSmithKline

Old Reliable Wholesale, Inc.

HT Window Fashion Corp.

International Seaway Trading Corp.

Glaxo Group Limited d.b.a. GlaxoSmithKline

Cornell Corp.

Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.

Ranbaxy, Inc.

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