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2013

USPTO Satellite Office Moving Ahead in Silicon Valley, November 21, 2013

USPTO and Federal Courts Remain Open, October 7, 2013

Sequestration’s Effect on USPTO, FDA and Judiciary, September 29, 2013

Supreme Court Ruling in Myriad Genetics, June 13, 2013



2012

Medical Device Tax Appears Likely To Go Into Effect, December 17, 2012

Federal Circuit Rules for Myriad: Isolated Human Genes Are Patentable, August 16, 2012

Silicon Valley Chosen as a Location for a New U.S. Patent Office, July 2, 2012

Mayo v. Prometheus, March 20, 2012

2011

Obama Signs Patent Reform Bill, September 16, 2011

IOM Report Recommends FDA Scrap Its 510(k) Medical Device Review Process, July 29, 2011

Supreme Court Rules on Presumption of Patent Validity, June 9, 2011

FDA Announces Changes to Medical Device Approval Process, January 19, 2011

2010

Where Are Our Patents?! Ten Tips for Speeding Up Patent Prosecution, December 12, 2010

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Opinion in Bilski Patent Case Today, June 28, 2010

2007

Roche Asserts Patents against Entire Industry to Enjoin Sales of Diabetes Test Strips, December 1, 2007

Federal Court Puts Hold on New Patent Rules, November 1, 2007

Major Changes Sweep Patent Law, August 1, 2007