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AIPLA President’s blog: Angelina Jolie, breast cancer and Myriad

The New York Times on Tuesday May 14 contained an op-ed by Angelina Jolie, the actress and director. In it she discloses that she has a family history of breast cancer and that she decided to have a double mastectomy before cancer developed. I have written about this as a patent issue in the past, talking about the Myriad case before the United States Supreme Court, but Ms Jolie’s op-ed puts a personal and familiar face to the problem of genetic issues and patent protection.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 19 2013

USPTO considering new guidance after CLS v Alice

The USPTO is considering whether to issue further guidelines on patenting software and business method patents following Friday’s Federal Circuit ruling on CLS v Alice and says it has identified three key themes from the opinions

May 17 2013

How CLS v Alice affects software patents

In the wake of Friday’s narrow decision on CLS v Alice, lawyers are advising patent applicants to adjust their strategies for protecting software innovations. Alli Pyrah reports

May 16 2013

Unitary patent figures don’t add up

The unitary patent and UPC will bring UK business benefits worth £40 million, while earning lawyers an estimated £200 million – according to a UK government statement. What’s going on?

May 15 2013

Wildeng joins Bryn Aarflot

Anne Wildeng has joined Bryn Aarflot in Oslo from rival Zacco as a partner. She became head of legal/trade marks at the firm last month.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 15 2013

AIPLA President’s blog: Women and IP in Japan

I have just left Japan, after spending a week with AIPLA’s IP in Japan Committee. That committee was one of the originators – if not the first – to travel for meetings with foreign counterparts and government officials.

Managing IP Correspondent, May 14 2013

Monsanto wins patent exhaustion case at Supreme Court

In a short and unanimous opinion in Bowman v Monsanto, the US Supreme Court has upheld the Federal Circuit’s ruling that an Indiana farmer may not reproduce patented seeds without the patent holder’s permission

Managing IP Correspondent, May 14 2013

How would you improve the Madrid System?

With the Madrid Protocol now covering more than two-thirds of the world’s population, and further expansion expected, how can it be improved to benefit trade mark owners and applicants?

May 13 2013

Does Africa need more lawyers?

This blog post is something of a mea culpa. It stems from comments made by Brad Smith of Microsoft at last month’s Fordham IP Conference in New York.

May 13 2013

Interview: new INTA chief executive Etienne Sanz de Acedo

Following the retirement of INTA executive director Alan Drewsen this summer, Spanish-born Etienne Sanz de Acedo will take over as chief executive officer from July 1. At present Sanz de Acedo is head of communications for the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM). He spoke to Alli Pyrah about his goals for INTA and the challenges that lie ahead.

May 13 2013

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