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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Brazil Reaches Beyond Borders to Strengthen STEM Education
The Brazilian government has set an aggressive goal: To train 101,000 Brazilian students and researchers in top universities worldwide in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields by 2014. Launched in 2011, the Science without Borders program is a Brazilian scholarship program, primarily funded by the government of Brazil, that seeks to strengthen and expand science and technology initiatives, innovation and competitiveness through international mobility of undergraduate and graduate students and researchers. Brazilian students and Read More >
USPTO Blogpost Brings Mayo Down to Earth
The United States Patent and Trademark Office Director David Kappos posted a blogpost called “Some Thoughts on Patentability” which discusses a recent Federal Circuit decision in CLS Bank International v. Alice Corporation and the lessons we should learn from the Federal Circuit. “Based on my experience, I appreciate the wisdom of the court’s discussion relating to resolving disputed claims by focusing initially on patentability requirements of § 102, 103, and 112, rather than § 101. Read More >
2012 Fall Event Preview
The 2012 BIO International Convention, the global event for biotechnology, held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Mass., wrapped this June. The event hosted a record 25,291 partnering meetings and highlighted a broad array of top-level speakers addressing critical global challenges and the top issues in biotechnology. Hosted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the event drew 16,505 industry leaders from 49 states and 65 countries. See what BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood Read More >
Prop 37 Promises to Rattle the Entire U.S. Food Chain
Debate continues on whether or not the labeling of foods derived from biotechnology is needed or helpful. In a report for the Los Angeles Times, reporter Marc Lifscher puts the issue in context. As the fight over genetically engineered foods heads for the ballot box, government and academic experts still struggle to find reason in this debate: California could become the first state to require labels on genetically modified, or GMO, food products as parties on both Read More >
Developments in the creation of a single EU Patent System stalled – Again.
By Catherine McLoughlin, specialist solicitor for Biotech and Pharmaceutical Companies, Pannone LLP After 40 years of squabbling it was hoped that the European Union was close to finally establishing a single patent system. Following a decision ending six months of stalemate from the European Council on the location of three patent courts the European Parliament has refused to put the proposal for a single European patent to a vote. This brings further delays to the Read More >
