This week the Federal Circuit again raised the bar for succeeding on claims of active inducement of infringement, holding that an alleged infringer’s “good-faith belief of invalidity may negate the requisite intent for induced infringement.” In doing so, it created an additional reason for companies to obtain opinions from counsel on the validity of competitors’ patents.
In a highly anticipated decision issued today in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that isolated DNA sequences are not eligible for patent protection. The Court simultaneously held that cDNA can be patent eligible subject matter – as long as it is distinguishable from natural DNA. Justice Thomas, writing for the Court, clarified that the mixed ruling did not implicate methods, applications of knowledge about genes or alteration of sequences.
Maximizing the protection and value of intellectual property assets is often the cornerstone of a business's success and even survival. In this blog, Nutter's Intellectual Property attorneys provide news updates and practical tips in patent portfolio development, IP litigation, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and licensing.
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