Furthermore, we expect the gross margins to erode further as the effect of patent expiration takes place from the first quarter of the fiscal 2013 (i.e. from October 2012).

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The Supreme Court in April raised the bar for receiving a patent, which could also have the effect of reducing the number of patent lawsuits.

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Overlooked in the persistent rumors around a new iPhone launch, the US Patent Office yesterday denied Apple most of its patent claims on the rubber banding effect on the iPhone.

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Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears patent appeals, reversed, saying in effect the body of the patient was a machine that transformed the thiopurine into something completely new.

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The arguments made in the case by the infringer, EchoStar, would have the effect of reducing the certainty and thus the efficacy of patent rights by weakening the ability of the courts to define and enforce patents clearly, quickly and efficiently.

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Product A was about to go off-patent and become available as a generic, and we were trying to anticipate the effect this would have on sales of Product B, still on patent.

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Although Abbott could probably afford the loss of the Brazilian revenues (0.5% of its total sales) if a compulsory licence were issued, industry representatives and patent-rights advocates fear the precedent-setting effect of such a move.

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The practical effect of the Bilski ruling will be limited, lawyers said, but it will definitely mean more lucrative patent litigation.

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Although the best relief for patent-induced depression is the promise of new products, headaches are an unavoidable side-effect.

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