Decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in three interference proceedings between Stanford University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (“CUHK”)—in which the Board found that methods of testing for fetal aneuploidies in DNA samples drawn from maternal blood were unpatentable for lack of written description—have been vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Board relied on improper evidence to support its key findings and did not cite to other substantial evidence to support its findings, the Federal Circuit held (Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University v. Chinese University of Hong Kong, June 27, 2017, O’Malley, K.).
A full summary of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law
_____________________________
To make sure you do not miss out on regular updates from the Kluwer Patent Blog, please subscribe here.
Kluwer IP Law
The 2022 Future Ready Lawyer survey showed that 79% of lawyers think that the importance of legal technology will increase for next year. With Kluwer IP Law you can navigate the increasingly global practice of IP law with specialized, local and cross-border information and tools from every preferred location. Are you, as an IP professional, ready for the future?
Learn how Kluwer IP Law can support you.
