In recent years, business leaders, policymakers, and inventors have complained to the
media and to Congress that today's patent system stifles innovation instead of fostering it …

The first day of January 2005 marked a dramatic turning point in the history of India. By
deliberately excluding pharmaceutical products from patent protection for the previous 34 …

In May of 2005, a team of scientists made headlines after the prestigious journal Science
published a report that they had cloned human embryos.'Only a few months later, the team …

The claims of a patent are central to virtually every aspect of patent law. The claims define
the scope of the invention, and their meaning therefore determines both whether a …

The allure of science has always captivated members of the legal profession. Its siren's song
offers a tune of perfection and the promise of endowing law with the respect and deference …

Modem patent law has recapitulated the circumstances of its birth. American patent law was
first consolidated in the period between the Civil War and the end of the 19th Century, when …

This is an Article about things in law. By" things" I mean tangible objects and intangible
concepts, invisible physical substances and intangible" virtual" things, the Roman res and …

The novelty requirement seeks to ensure that a patent will not issue if the public already
possesses the invention. Although gauging possession is usually straightforward for simple …

Ask any patent lawyer what the most important part of a patent is, and the answer will
invariably be" the claims."'Claims are supposed to act as a patent's boundaries, defining the …

The rising cost of prescription drugs in the United States presents a critical challenge in
modern public policy. As prices rise sharply across all medications-from new, life-saving …