Lawrence M. Sung

Medical Device Patents, 2011 edition

Lawrence M. Sung — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:33:52 PDT

This product addresses the unique aspects of U.S. medical device patents, specifically durable medical equipment, and examines their grant and enforcement. Coverage includes information on prosecution, transfer, and litigation, including settlement. Patents for specific types of devices are addressed. The comprehensive treatment of patents in the medical specialties of orthopedics, cardiovascular disease, dentistry, ophthalmology, radiology, and surgery, among others, is a useful resource for readers, whether they seek competitive business insight or are curious about the history of medical technology development

Patent Law Handbook, 2011-2012 edition

Lawrence M. Sung et al. — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:33:50 PDT

Helps attorneys discern what the courts may find, while providing immediate access to current law. Also alerts attorneys to new developments in the law and how they may impact an individual practice. Easy access to information on validity; inequitable conduct; defenses and counterclaims; infringement; willful infringement; remedies; appeal; pretrial and trial issues; Patent Office proceedings; licensing; patent proceedings in other forms, including ITC proceedings and claims court. Also analyzes Federal Circuit’s approach to statutory subject matter as it relates to computer software, its decision clarifying the role of judges and juries in interpreting claims, and its holdings in other opinions.

Medical Alert: Alarming Challenges Facing Medical Technology Innovation

Lawrence M. Sung — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:33:40 PDT

This article addresses the recent federal court jurisprudence that has cast doubt on the continuing vitality of patent rights to medical technology, including genomic information-based innovations. In particular, the cases which have reopened the debate on the limitations of patentable subject matter will be discussed. This article concludes with a few insights and proffers regarding our sense of invention and discovery as applied to medical technology.

Patent Law Handbook

Lawrence M. Sung et al. — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:46:10 PDT

Patent Infringement Remedies

Lawrence M. Sung — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:46:10 PDT

An accurate determination of patent infringement liability, whether during litigation or as part of pre-litigation risk management and business decision making, depends on not only the probability of infringement, but also the potential damages exposure. Accordingly, a keen understanding of the applicable patent infringement remedies and their quantitative measure is critical to both patent owners and competitors alike to establish an informed calculus of prudent business options in the litigation settlement and litigation avoidance contexts.

Medical Device Patents

Lawrence M. Sung — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:45:35 PDT

The New Private Ordering of Intellectual Property

Lawrence M. Sung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:09 PDT

One consequence of the renewed U.S. Supreme Court interest in patent cases in recent years is an enhanced scrutiny on patent rights generally and, in particular, on the importance of better defining contracts to govern the patent rights among the parties. The Intellectual Property Law Program of the University of Maryland School of Law, in collaboratoin with the Business Law Program and the Journal of Business & Technology Law, convened a symposium on April 18, 2008 to consider the pertinent jurisprudence to inform prudent business practices in managing patent rights by private agreements. This Issue of the Journal includes a separate symposium section that provides an annotated transcript of the proceedings and two articles, which address the issues raised at the symposium. This foreword is intended to provide the reader with a brief context for that day's events.

In the Wake of Reinvigorated U.S. Supreme Court Activity in Patent Appeals

Lawrence M. Sung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:08 PDT

Piercing the Academic Veil: Disaffecting the Common Law Exception to Patent Infringement Liability and the Future of a Bona Fide Research Use Exemption after Madey v. Duke University

Lawrence M. Sung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:08 PDT

Sifting or Stimulating - The Role of Gene Patents in Research and Genetic Testing

Lawrence M. Sung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:07 PDT

Echoes of Scientific Truth in the Halls of Justice: the Standards of Review Applied by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Patent-Related Matters

Lawrence M. Sung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:07 PDT

Navigating Uncharted Waters: Intellectual Property Rights Surrounding Genomics Research & Development Information

Lawrence M. Sung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:06 PDT

Stranger In A Strange Land: Biotechnology and the Federal Circuit

Lawrence M. Sung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:06 PDT

Future Public Policy and Ethical Issues Facing the Agricultural and Microbial Genomics Sectors of the Biotechnology Industry

Diane E. Hoffmann et al. — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:05 PDT

Strangers in a Strange Land: Specialized Courts Resolving Patent Disputes

Lawrence M. Sung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:04 PDT

As the number of cases and disputes involving proprietary technology subject to intellectual property rights has increased in recent years, a decades-old view that such matters should be adjudicated exclusively by specialized courts and judges has experienced a renaissance. This call for specialized, or problem-solving, courts at both the federal and state levels is not unique to the intellectual property field, however. Indeed, there has been a significant movement over the past several years to establish specialized drug courts, community courts, mental health courts, and domestic violence courts. One common element among these efforts is the idea that specialized courts might better address the contextual nature of a dispute because of the judges’ experience and familiarity with the underlying issues.

1995 Patent Law Decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Lawrence M. Sung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:04 PDT

Intellectual Property Protection or Protectionism? Declaratory Judgment Use by Patent Owners Against Prospective Infringers

Lawrence M. Sung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:04 PDT

A Guide to Biotechnology Law and Business

Lawrence M. Sung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:03 PDT

Collegiality and Collaboration in the Age of Exclusivity

Lawrence M. Sung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:03 PDT

License to Sue? The Availability of Declaratory Judgment Actions to Patent Licensees After MedImmune, Inc. V. Genentech, Inc.

Lawrence M. Sung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:02 PDT