The decision earlier this month in the case of Halo v Pulse, will give owners of US patents a greater likelihood of being awarded enhanced damages. This will raise the value of patents - and increase the incentive to sue for infringement
When the US Congress reconvenes next month, the Patent Reform Act of 2011 - the first major overhaul of the American patent system since 1952 - will be top of its agenda.
The US Solicitor General says the US Patent and Trademark Office is wrong to have granted patents on isolated DNA, as the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit hears oral arguments in the Myriad gene patenting case
The competition to lure biotech investors and know-how is heating up in US states - and so are the legal battles between over fair and unfair incentives.
Tectonic shifts in the patent landscape could follow on from high-profile lawsuits challenging what can be protected by a patent and how patents are enforced that are due to be heard by the US Supreme Court this month.
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