Thursday, March 11, 2021
Addressing claim construction, enablement, damages and willfulness, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that evidence of a defendant’s knowledge of the asserted patent and proof of infringement were, by themselves, legally insufficient to support a finding of willfulness.
Bayer Healthcare LLC v. Baxalta Inc., Case No. 19-2418 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 1, 2021) (Stoll, J.)
Bayer owns a patent on certain recombinant forms of human factor VII (FVIII), a protein that is critical for blood coagulation. Recombinant FVIII is useful as a treatment for coagulation disorders, primarily Hemophilia A. Natural FVIII has a short half-life, making therapeutic administration expensive and inconvenient. Adding polyethylene glycol (a process known as PEGylating) to FVIII at random sites was found to increase the protein’s half-life but reduce its function. Bayer invented FVIII that is PEGylated in a specific region (the B-domain) so that it retains i
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The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in helping to identify an unknown black male who allegedly caused damage to several vehicles at Merit Health and several windows at the CTA bus station at 820 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd on March 1st. Estimated damages to the vehicles are valued at over $1,000 and […]
23 Louisiana Parishes Eligible for FEMA Winter Storm Relief
If you incurred damage from the
February 2021 winter storm, you may be eligible for FEMA assistance. Twenty-three Louisiana parishes were declared disaster areas for February 11-19. Previous federally declared disaster claims do not exclude you from registering for assistance under a new storm. The following parishes are covered under the winter storm disaster declaration:
Avoyelles, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, Franklin, Grant, LaSalle, Madison, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Webster, West Carroll, and Winn.
You may qualify for various FEMA grants to help with uninsured and underinsured damage and losses incurred by the winter storm. In addition, assistance is available for childcare, dental expenses, medical, rent, and home repair or replacement. If you are a homeowner and have insurance, file a claim with your insurance