Board of Patent Appeals affirms rejection of Pfizer’s broadest patent claim to Viagra By Abby Lauer – Edited by Frank Sabatini Ex parte Pfizer, Inc., Appeal 2009-004106 (B.P.A.I. Feb. 12, 2010). Slip Opinion On February 12, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences affirmed a Patent Examiner’s rejection of claim 24 of Pfizer’s patent on the erectile dysfunction (ED) drug Viagra. The Board held that claim 24 of the patent was anticipated in the prior art by descriptions of the ... Read More...

School Punishment of Online Speech: Evans v. Bayer By Stuart K. Tubis – Edited by Frank Sabatini Evans v. Bayer, No. 08-61952-CIV-GARBER (S.D. Fla. February 12, 2010) Slip Opinion The District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted in part and denied in part defendant’s motion to dismiss. The court dismissed the claim for injunctive relief to prevent Bayer from maintaining records of the suspension and to compel him to revoke the suspension nunc pro tunc. The court held ... Read More...