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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Winter 2021 | Fenwick & West LLP


Hayan Yoon
In two 2019 rulings
, the Federal Circuit invoked the “written description requirement” of 35 U.S.C. § 112 to require evidentiary support for therapeutic efficacy. Now that the Supreme Court has declined to hear one of those cases, “written description” will continue to present a hurdle to patentability, in addition to the utility and enablement requirements.
Litigation-Proofing Your Trade Secrets: Practical Steps to Ensure They’re Enforceable in Court
Robert Counihan and Jedediah Wakefield
Trade secret litigation is on the rise, and new case law related to enforceability has broad implications for how companies protect information that they consider to be trade secrets. Drawing on these cases, we offer practical steps for ensuring that your company’s trade secret “crown jewels” are enforceable in court especially if your business is in a knowledge-based sector, such as technology or life sciences. ....

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