The Ovalbumin Patent Fight and What It Tells Us About Where Precision Fermentation Is Going
The Every Company and Onego Bio are now fighting over recombinant ovalbumin in courts on two continents. The way this case resolves will shape how broadly IP rights can be enforced in precision fermentation, and what that means for the rest of us building this industry.
Software patents and litigation create costly hurdles for innovation. Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) promotes open collaboration, allowing developers to build on each other's work. By bypassing restrictive patents, FOSS drives technological progress and keeps innovation accessible to everyone.
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#PatentProsecution mostly, but also #PatentLitigation since the work a specialist does (docketing, research, verification, IDS, etc.) applies to both!
I'm late posting an introduction, so here goes.
I am a lawyer in my hometown of #MarshallTexas - married w/3 boys #autism . My wife and I enjoy traveling, and especially #Cruising .
Education - BA at #TAMUC (was ETSU) & law school at #BaylorLaw. Have a masters degrees in public affairs from the #LBJSchool at #UTAustin, and in World War II Studies from Arizona State University #ASU and the National World War II Museum #WWIIMuseum #WWIIStudiesMA . Currently working on an executive LL.M. in litigation management at Baylor Law School #BaylorLawLLM .
I practice mainly in U.S. federal courts litigating and trying to juries intellectual property cases, and blog at EDTexweblog.com #EDTexweblog #MCSLaw . Devoted follower of #AppellateTwitter . #LawTwitter #patentlitigation #EDTX #WDTX .
I enjoy #reading , including #WorldWar2 #UrbanFantasy #ScienceFiction #LOTR #StarTrek #Hornblower #Archaeology as well as #ArchaeologicalPorn (which in this context refers to Dan Brown/Steve Berry type books - not the paintings in Pompeiian brothels). Also enjoy #LandscapeArchitecture and our beloved #DallasCowboys but my principal hobby is #ScaleModeling with an emphasis on #ShipModeling usually WW II or #NavalHistory subjects. Have written two books on aircraft carriers and have a particular interest in #EssexClassCarriers .
I post on all of this on my personal weblog Puttering in the Study at www.mcsmith.blogs.com #PutteringInTheStudy .
Kemal
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Michael Smith