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Bitmanagement Software GmbH v. U.S. raises important
issues for any company licensing software to the U.S. government,
particularly those that utilize third-party resellers.
Under this decision, even when the government acquires a license
with express limits on the scope of the government s rights
(e.g., limiting installation to a set number of computers), the
parties conduct may give the government an implied license to
use the software beyond the scope of the express license (e.g.,
vast deployments across government networks). However, even
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Genetic markers show Pacific albacore intermingle across equator but remain separate stocks
NEWPORT, Ore. – Analyzing thousands of genetic markers in albacore tuna from the Pacific Ocean, researchers at Oregon State University have learned that just seven dozen of those markers are needed to determine which side of the equator a fish comes from.
The scientists also discovered that fish from different hemispheres intermingle and sometimes breed with each other.
Published today in Evolutionary Applications, the findings are an important step toward better understanding the population structure of a species that’s a vital and inexpensive source of protein for people around the globe.
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No. 3: Section 101 continues to develop for pharmaceutical and life science patents
In a pair of decisions earlier this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit applied the two-step
Alice framework to life science patents. While the
No. 3: Section 101 continues to develop for pharmaceutical and
life science patents
In a pair of decisions earlier this year, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit applied the two-step
Alice
framework to life science patents. While the
Boehringer v.
Mylan ruling felt like a straightforward decision following
Vanda, the later
Illumina v. Ariosa case provided
significant discussion, along with a Circuit Judge Jimmie Reyna
dissent. In that decision, the court ultimately held that while the
claimed methods utilize the natural phenomenon discovered by the
inventors, they employed a physical process step to selectively
remove fragments of cell-free fetal DNA and were therefore patent