In honor of retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, who died in December 2023, this article examines women’s representation in the legal industry and in patent law. While an increasing number of women earn law degrees, women continue to be underrepresented as practicing attorneys and in […]
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The U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Case Concerning the Standard for Enablement
On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in the case of Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi and Aventisub LLC (Docket No. 21-757), holding that two U.S. patents owned by Amgen failed to satisfy the enablement requirement of 35 U.S.C. §112(a). The Court’s ruling upheld the opinion of the Federal Circuit. U.S. […]
The U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument Concerning the Standard for Enablement
On March 27, 2023 the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi and Aventisub LLC (Docket No. 21-757), a patent dispute originally filed by Amgen in late 2014. Amgen contends that Sanofi and Aventisub’s biologic, Praluent®, infringes seven U.S. patents, including U.S. Patent Nos. 8,829,165 (“the ‘165 Patent”) and 8,859,741 (“the […]