E. coli O157:H7 is one of thousands of serotypes Escherichia coli.[1] The combination of letters and numbers in the name of the E. coli O157:H7 refers to the specific antigens (proteins which provoke an antibody response) found on the body and tail or flagellum[2] respectively and distinguish it from other types of E. coli.[3] Most serotypes of E. coli are harmless and live as normal flora in the intestines of healthy humans and… [read post]

Fischel, The Economic Structure of Corporate Law (1991, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA)]; Kraakman et al’s The Anatomy of Corporate Law: A Comparative and Functional Approach (2nd ed, 2009 [first published 2004], OUP, Oxford), and Stephen Bainbridge’s The New Corporate Governance in Theory and Practice (2008, OUP, New York). [read post]

Becton, Dickinson et al (CAFC 2008-1511, 1512, -1513, -1514, 1595) precedential; en banc; opinion by Chief Judge Rader, joined in full by Newman, Lourie, Linn, Moore, and Reyna; O'Malley dissents-in-part; dissent by: Bryson (author), Gajarsa, Dyk, and Prost Prosecution backdrop - Abbott filed the original application leading to the '551 patent in 1984. [read post]

: (Patenting Lives), Worldwide increase in patent filings puts strain on system: (Managing Intellectual Property), WIPO releases 2008 Worldwide Patent Report: (Peter Zura's 271 Patent Blog), (Patent Prospector), (IP Updates), Global patent filings continue rise but may level off; smaller nationals slipping: (Intellectual Property Watch), Means plus function: Don’t ignore the man behind the curtain: (Intellectual Property Directions), Technology start-up entrepreneurs and… [read post]