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Biotech / Medical : Biotech Valuation
CRSP 55.11-2.6%Nov 7 9:30 AM EST

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To: Biomaven who started this subject6/14/2001 9:15:39 AM
From: nigel bates  Read Replies (1) of 52153
 
Anyone feeling a little uncomfortable about the Festo case ? PDLI's IP counsel seems to be.
It merits discussion at the very least.

Decent articles in SciAm (offline) and Herring -
redherring.com
...biotech lawyers are in such a dither about the Festo case, a recent patent-infringement decision that has fundamentally changed the balance of power that has long favored patent holders over those who deliberately or incidentally design products based on similar science. It also raises questions about the scope of some 1.2 million technology patents prosecuted in accordance with the pre-Festo system.
The case, as some see it, virtually eliminates the so-called doctrine of equivalents...
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