From Visioneers to 3D Printing – Where is Nanotech Going?
Another interesting nanotechnology book recently appeared, The Visioneers, by W. Patrick McCray, 2013, 323 pages, $29.95 hardback at Barnes & Noble (“How a group of elite scientists pursued space...
View ArticleCritical Materials a Post-Election Priority for Obama Administration, OSTP
The OSTP has provided updated information noting two efforts by the Obama administration related to materials. This includes the older Materials Genome Initiative and the newer Critical Materials...
View ArticleLearning From Germany re Advanced Manufacturing, Including 3-D Printing and...
In Germany this week on business which has me thinking about some things related to Germany. For example, what can we learn from Germany and their relative economic success, including energy policy and...
View ArticleNanomedicine Showing its Value ….and the Press is Noticing
The Economist, one of the more worthy media sources these days for connecting technology to larger society, included a page on nanomedicine in its special issue, “The World in 2013.” (page 128). The...
View ArticleWhat is Cool About Additive Manufacturing? PTO Event Today Shows the Latest...
I attended today the USPTO partnership meeting on “additive manufacturing” (aka 3D Printing). The content was excellent, covering both talks and demonstrations. Companies presenting included 3D...
View ArticleOne More Patent Jungle – This Time in Nanotechnology?
I saw this recent article on the “nanotechnology patent jungle.” The article refers to another recent article on the subject of making nanotechnology research “open-source.” Patent jungles are all...
View ArticleAnother Exciting Nano Biotechnology Development – From IBM
Technology Review recently highlighted new published research from IBM and others on nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging (or nanoscale NMR). Perhaps proteins can be imaged. IBM nanoscale research is...
View Article3D Printing Updates: ExOne IPO, Antitrust, and Nanoscribe
Some important 3D printing updates, including micro- and nanoscale printing. First, the ExOne IPO had an early surge according to press reports. ExOne is located in North Huntingdon, PA. Second, the...
View ArticleSafer and More Powerful Batteries – Dreamliner and Political
Batteries are all around us in the news. First, the Wall Street Journal and other media are reporting that the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating microscopic “dendrite” formation as...
View ArticleUrgent: Time Flying in 2013 as First-to-File and New Fee Systems Now Arriving!
An updated URGENT alert that the new U.S. first-to-file patent reform laws are now less than two weeks away. Many companies, whether nanotech, cleantech, biotech, or other types of emerging technology...
View ArticleMyriad’s Impact on Nanotechnology? Nanotechnology’s Impact on Myriad??
On April 15, 2013, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Myriad Genetics v. Association for Molecular Pathology litigation. The patent world is watching, particularly those who focus on...
View ArticleUpdate on Nanotechnology Class 977 Patent Filings in 2013 – the Patent Race...
2013 is flying by, remarkably fast, so it was time to check how the class 977 patent filings are coming for the new year. Last year provided a record 4,098 nanotechnology publications. After 16 weeks...
View ArticleNanomedicine Hitting Its Stride? Beware of Patent Risks
Though the first nanoparticulate drug formulation was approved by the US FDA way back in 1995, a recent flurry of deals and product approvals have shown increasingly high valuations for nanomedicine...
View ArticleWill The Supreme Court Limit Nanotech Patents?
In a case styled The Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, the Supreme Court is confronting the question of whether or not human genes are patent eligible under 35 U.S.C. 101. A...
View ArticleReview of “Cellular Surgeons: The New Era Of Nanomedicine”
“Cellular surgeons” and “molecular E.R.” are just some of the fascinating concepts that were under discussion at the May 30th World Science Festival’s “Cellular Surgeons: The New Era of Nanomedicine”...
View Article2013 Lemelson-MIT Prize Awarded to Nanotech Scientist Angela Belcher
This year’s Lemelson-MIT Prize, which rewards inventors who improve the world through technological invention, has gone to pioneering nanotech scientist Angela Belcher. Dr. Belcher was inspired during...
View ArticleFoley & Lardner LLP Launches Legal Innovation Hub for NextGen Manufacturers
Our firm recently launched its Legal Innovation HubSM for NextGen Manufacturers, a major firm-wide initiative to provide access to customized service for companies operating in this area....
View ArticleUS Patent “Micro-Entity” Rules & Other Cost Savings Strategies: Do you...
The short answer is that a company or individual who already is qualified as a small entity (which entitles you to 50% off US patent filing costs) may also qualify under the final rules issued by the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Decides Myriad Case: Synthetic DNA Held Patentable &...
Today the Supreme Court rendered its decision in the landmark Myriad case, holding that naturally occurring DNA segments are not patentable, but synthetic DNA segments are patent eligible based on the...
View ArticleU.S. Patent Office Issues Guidance to Examiners on Supreme Court’s Myriad...
Today the USPTO issued guidance (PTO_Myriad_Guidelines) to Examiners on how to apply the Myriad Supreme Court decision to applications under examination. The guidance states that claims drawn “solely...
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