Friday, December 10, 2021

Top Intellectual Property Issues to Watch in 2022; Bloomberg Law, December 3, 2021

Dorothy R. Auth, Howard Wizenfeld, David (Dash) Cole , Bloomberg Law; Top Intellectual Property Issues to Watch in 2022

"Evolving U.S. intellectual property law continues to impact many industries, including the technology and pharmaceutical sectors, with 2022 promising to be no different.

The U.S. Supreme Court will have a significant role to play in the coming year. On the patent front, it will decide whether to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s decision in American Axle, a case which could potentially expand patent- ineligible subject matter to include certain conventional methods of using mechanical devices

A second case, now seeking Supreme Court reviewAmgen v. Sanofi could have implications in the biotech and pharma space with regard to the ability to protect chemical genuses.

Copyright law is also evolving, with U.S. appellate courts trying to apply the Supreme Court’s Google v. Oracle decision addressing fair use in more traditional copyright settings."

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