How 1 protein breaks free to kickstart cancer
A new discovery may bring researchers closer to better, more personalized treatments for some of the deadliest forms of cancer.
A new discovery may bring researchers closer to better, more personalized treatments for some of the deadliest forms of cancer.
Some moths use ultrasound to warn bats they contain bitter toxins; others are just trying to sound like they’d taste bad, too.
A new patch “has the potential to offer a new—and more effective—weapon in our arsenal, at a time where new variants are mutating at a rapid rate.”
A new patch “has the potential to offer a new—and more effective—weapon in our arsenal, at a time where new variants are mutating at a rapid rate.”
by Dennis Crouch
The basic issue in Novartis v. Accord is quite familiar. A new limitation was added to the claims during prosecution that is not found expressly in the specification, but would be expected by someone of skill in the art. Does the claim violate the written description requirement of 35 U.S.C. 112? In its most recent statement, the Federal Circuit finds failure of written description unless the invention is either expressly or inherently disclosed in the original specification. Novartis Pharm. Corp. v. Accord Healthcare, Inc., 38 F.4th 1013 (Fed. Cir. 2022) (rehearing decision). One quirk here is that the court identifies the particular limitation as a “negative claim limitation” and there are wide ranging policy views on how those limitations should be treated. However, the Novartis court explained that its express-or-inherent holding here applies regardless of whether claim limitations are expressed in positive or negative form. Novartis has no petitioned for en banc rehearing.
The appellate procedure in this case is strange and important to its current status: The district court sided with Novartis (infringed + not-invalid) and the Federal Circuit affirmed on appeal in a January 2022 decision.
“The practical implication is simple: Avoid antibiotic use in young children whenever you can…”
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