Patenting around nuisance prior art

Article Abstract:

Nuisance prior art in patent law means art that seems to laymen, but not to someone of ordinary skill in the field, to anticipate or obviate a later genuine invention. Nuisance art fails to help the public reproduce the inventions described because they have not actually been reduced to practice. Patent applicants and their counsel should persist despite the confusion generated by nuisance art and should concentrate on protecting the validity of their inventions.

United States, Laws, regulations and rules, Nuisances, Nuisance

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Patenting gene sequences

Article Abstract:

The US Patent Office often accepts broad-scope detailed claims in reviewing biotechnological patents for gene sequences, cloned genes, or similar DNA-related matters, according to data from a Lexis search of issued patents. Despite a general correlation between the scope of claims and the related specification, variable amounts of supporting evidence were presented for hybridization or other broad-scope claims.

Innovations, Biotechnology industry, Biotechnology industries, Patents

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Patenting nucleotide and amino acid sequences in view of electronic sequence database searches

Article Abstract:

Electronic databases can be used in the patent process for amino acid and nucleotide sequences. Database searching requires sequence editing, creation of a search request and interpretation of search results. There are at least seven databases which could be searched. A search could result in prior art rejection by section 102 of the Patent Code.

Analysis, Nucleotide sequence, Base sequence, Amino acid sequence, Amino acid sequencing

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