US court case to define EST patentability

Article Abstract:

The first case appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concerning the patentability of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) is to start on 3 May 2005, following a dispute between St. Louis, Missouri-based Monsanto and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This case would clearly define, how much knowledge a patentee needs to have, of newly discovered ESTs works and whether the defined use meets the USPTO requirements.

Missouri

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IP litigation in China could drive innovation

Article Abstract:

The increase in the number of litigation cases concerning intellectual property (IP) rights between major international pharmaceutical companies and their Chinese rivals may motivate China's biotech sector to concentrate on developing innovative products. Investments in domestic research and development (R&D) have increased in China as a consequence of the increase in IP protection.

China, Interpretation and construction, Actions and defenses, Litigation, Lawsuit/litigation, Intellectual property law, License lawsuit, Actions and defences

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EPO neem patent revocation revives biopiracy debate

Article Abstract:

The patent based on the fungicidal properties of the neem tree was revocated on 8 March 2005 by the European Patent Office (EPO). This revocation by EPO was hailed as victory over biopiracy and gives a lesson to the biotech companies operating in developing countries that they cannot equate the traditional knowledge of indigenous communities with freely available public information.

Europe

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