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CAFC Orders Review of Extrinsic Evidence to Determine Proper Limit of Claimed pH Range

IP Watchdog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision in Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. The Federal Circuit remanded the case for further consideration of extrinsic evidence from chemistry textbooks to determine the proper meaning of the claim term “a pH of 13 or higher.”

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District Court Decision Teaches Caution When Construing Claims to Encompass After-Arising Technology

IP Watchdog

On July 7, 2023, the district court invalidated the patent for lack of written description despite rejecting an enablement defense based upon the same evidence.

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Sex addiction: Science or pop fad?

Forensic Psychologist

Unlike many purported disorders that are promoted by researchers or the pharmaceutical industry, sex addiction is a bottoms-up movement, with people self-diagnosing themselves via self-help books or quick-and-dirty Internet surveys. The more people believe it, the more money they make."