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Thanks to Kevin E. Noonan at Patent Docs for discussing the inequitable conduct (and other) provisions of the 106-page draft report of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1145) ... clear the entire definition must be satisfied. According to an opposition letter endorsed by more than 430 groups asserting that the bill "contains provisions that will create uncertainty and weaken the enforceability of validly issued patents," the proposed change on inequitable merely " ...

... Journal citing Taco Bell's spokesperson on their E. coli outbreak. Lattman went on to cover Lexblog client Attorney Bill Marler's role in the outbreak. The outbreak is ... Marler Clark, the nation's leading foodborne-illness lawyers. During September's E. coli outbreak involving fresh spinach, the Law Blog and Co-Counsel wrote ... know a more effective way of marketing than personal injury law blogs, I'd like to see it. Tasteful - educational - enhancement of reputation as authority - killer PR. All in ...

... their e-mail addresses to a national database available to social networking sites, under the misleadingly titled "Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2008" - a bill ... s feel-good fix was then adopted by McCain, who, along with senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), turned it into legislation. Here, Fox's interests and McCain's converge perfectly. For any social networking site, it's much easier to check an e-mail address than to effectively police message boards and friends lists for ...

By Kevin E. Noonan -- In 2001, The Medicines Company failed to file a patent term extension application for its anticoagulant drug Angiomax® (bivalirudin) within the 60-day time limit set forth under 35 U.S.C. § 156(d)(1); the application was filed one day late. Since that time, there have been efforts ... of S. 1145, the patent "reform" act; as well as an earlier "stand alone" version of the bill introduced as H.R. 1178 earlier in this Congress). Last Monday, the House finally passed a ...

... Kevin E. Noonan -- If behavior can inform belief, it may be getting less and less likely that H.R. 1427, the "Promoting Innovation and Access ... reasonable chance of passing in this Congress. The bill, introduced on March 11, 2009 by House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA; at right), has ... exclusivity period of only 5 years (see "Waxman Introduces Follow-on Biologics Bill"), a term most in the biotechnology community believe is too short to support innovation in the sector ...

... from Washington. House leader, Rep. William Knowles (Email), D-Dover, dropped his bid to ship this bill off to a study committee until 2009 after state officials ... be able to get more information on the list about offenders, who now must give their e-mail addresses and any login name they use on the Internet to state authorities ... federal law or risk losing 10 percent of money they get under a federal crime-fighting grant. Kevin Landrigan can be reached at 224-8804 or klandrigan@nashuatelegraph.com ...

... violates parole. The House turned down the bid of Rep. Jennifer Brown (Email), D-Dover, to exempt someone younger than 21 who has consensual sex with a minor ... current law, only those who victimize children are on the public list. A key change in this bill requires registration for anyone who commits murder with sex as an element of the crime. Linda Reid ... now must give their e-mail addresses and any login name they use on the Internet to state authorities. Kevin Landrigan can be reached at 224- ...

... for all your support, tips, suggestions and comments. We thought we'd say goodbye to 2007 with a little year-end quiz touching on some of the highlights (and ... c. Robert Bernhoft d. Jonathan Mechanic e. Andrew Sandler 13. Which of the following lawyers doesn't bill out at $1,000 per hour? a. Kevin Arquit, ... of defendants engaged in such misleading and unfair business practices . . . You will search the D.C. archives in vain for a case of more egregious or willful conduct." Judge Ricardo Martinez ...

... with their towels. Here's the first, your intrepid author, with photographic proof of his geek cred: 1 - I'd thought about posing as Arthur Dent, the hapless Earthling from the series who travels the universe in his bathrobe and towel, but Brett ... predicted a quick veto by the governor. He was, of course, absolutely correct, as of this writing she has vowed to veto the bill. 33 - Patrick discussed the misguided defamation claim filed by a conservative Twitterer and "Tea Party" leader against a ...

... picks up their talking points. But as Grunt Doc explains after Kevin, M.D. appears on a CBS Evening News report, there is often a reason for that "defensive" ... , they privately hoped); Florida dismisses a case against a pharmacy from the family of a teen that OD'd on Oxycontin he got from his college roommate. The drugs had been stolen by a ... to John Day; Is a Kid Rock lawsuit far behind? Tainted food guru Bill Marler is no doubt exceptionally busy these days with the outbreaks of eColi. But that ...