Monthly Archives: January 2016
Supreme Court to Hear PTAB Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday to review whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board uses the correct claim construction standard in America Invents Act reviews, delving into a contentious issue that has sharply divided the judges on the Federal … Continue reading
USPTO Sued for Harassment
On January 6, 2016, Matthew Swyers, founder of The Trademark Company, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office claiming that the USPTO has violated his Constitutional rights in its investigation of his practices in the filing and prosecuting … Continue reading
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Merck to Acquire IOMet Pharma
Merck has agreed to pay up to $400 million to acquire IOmet Pharma, a Scottish company that specializes in the development of small molecule-based cancer treatments. IOmet will operate as a division of Merck. The acquisition will include IOmet’s pre-clinical pipeline … Continue reading
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THE PRINCIPAL REGISTER 