Janice M. Mueller

Chisum Patent Academy

Co-Founder and Instructor, Patent Attorney

951 Delong Road

Lexington , KY 40515

United States

http://www.muelleronpatentlaw.com

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Scholarly Papers (31)

1.

The Tiger Awakens: The Tumultuous Transformation of India's Patent System and the Rise of Indian Pharmaceutical Innovation

University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 68, No. 3, 2007
Number of pages: 151 Posted: 17 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2013
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 2,108 (11,991)
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patent, intellectual property, India, pharmaceutical, generic, innovation, health, developing country, WTO, TRIPS

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Biotechnology Patenting in India: Will Bio-Generics Lead a 'Sunrise Industry' to Bio-Innovation?

University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, Vol. 75, No. 2, 2008, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2008-02
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 04 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2014
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 1,016 (36,034)

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Patent, Intellectual Property, India, Biotechnology, Generic, Bio-Generic, Pharmaceutical, Process, Innovation, Health, Developing Country, TRIPS

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Enabling Patent Law's Inherent Anticipation Doctrine

Houston Law Review, Vol. 45, No. 4, 2008, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2008-19
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 30 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2009
Janice M. Mueller and Donald Chisum
Chisum Patent Academy and Independent
Downloads 999 (36,878)
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patents, novelty, inherency, anticipation, obviousness, pharmaceutical, ever-greening, Federal Circuit

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Overcoming the 'Impossible Issue' of Nonobviousness in Design Patents

Kentucky Law Journal, Vol. 99, No. 3, p. 419, 2011, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2009-30
Number of pages: 137 Posted: 14 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 15 Apr 2011
Janice M. Mueller and Daniel Harris Brean
Chisum Patent Academy and Independent
Downloads 884 (43,701)
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patent, patent law, design patent, utility patent, designs, industrial design, nonobviousness, invention requirement, combination of references, ordinary observer, substantial similarity, 35 U.S.C. § 103, Patent Office, USPTO, Gorham, Whitman Saddle, KSR, Titan Tire, Egyptian Goddess

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Chemicals, Combinations, and 'Common Sense': How the Supreme Court's KSR Decision is Changing Federal Circuit Obviousness Determinations in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Cases

Northern Kentucky Law Review, Vol. 35, No. 4, 2008, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2008-07
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 30 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2014
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 555 (80,465)
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patent, patentability, nonobviousness, KSR, Federal Circuit

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Patent Misuse Through the Capture of Industry Standards

Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Vol. 17, p. 623, 2002, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 20 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 26 May 2014
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 403 (118,129)
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patents, patent rights, misuse, economic power, technology, industry standards, abusive standards capture, disclosure, abuse, standard setting, license

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experimental use, research exception, research exemption, patent, infringement, defenses, intellectual property, university, nonprofit

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Patent Claim Interpretation

Mueller on Patent Law, Vol. II (Patent Enforcement) (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business 2014)
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 13 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 289 (169,521)

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patent infringement, induced infringement, direct infringement, claim interpretation, prosecution disclaimer, doctrine of equivalents, laches, inequitable conduct, attorney fees, exceptional case, SEP patents subject to FRAND licensing, AIA, PTAB, European Unitary Patent Court

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Antitrust Issues in Intellectual Property Cases

Proceedings of the ABA Antitrust Section Spring Meeting, Fundamentals Program, pp. 341-374, 2005, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 12 Jun 2009
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 262 (187,349)

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intellectual property law, patent law, antitrust law, Sherman Act, Sherman One, Sherman Two, competition, consumer welfare, commercial disputes, licensing, disclosure, incentives, appellate jurisdiction, choice of law

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No 'Dilettante Affair': Rethinking the Experimental Use Exception to Patent Infringement for Biomedical Research Tools

Washington Law Review, Vol. 76, p. 1, 2001, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 20 Feb 2009
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 253 (193,983)
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patents, patent infringement, biomedical research tools, developmental use, royalty, restrictions, proprietary constraints, experimental use exemption, Hatch-Waxman Act, exclusivity, transformative, commercial

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Essay: Studying Patent Law in 2016

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 22 Jul 2016
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 207 (234,969)
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Patenting Human Embryonic Stem Cells in the United States: The Legal and Ethical Debate

CASRIP Newsletter, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2007, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 05 Jun 2009
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 180 (266,371)

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Patent law, human embryonic stem cells, HESCs, stem cell research, United States Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, WARF, Dr. James Thomson, morality

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Remedies for Patent Infringement: Enhanced Damages and Willful Patent Infringement

Mueller on Patent Law, Vol. II (Patent Enforcement) (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business 2014), update 2016, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 25 Nov 2015
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 178 (268,874)

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patent, infringement, willful infringement, willfulness, enhanced damages, enhancement, Seagate, Halo, Stryker, Carnegie Mellon

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The Evolving Application of the Written Description Requirement to Biotechnological Inventions

Berkley Technology Law Journal, Vol. 13, 1998, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 Jul 2009
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 174 (274,351)
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United States patent law, U.S. patent system, written description requirement, written description of the invention, new matter, possession, priority, biotechnological inventions, DNA, Regents of the University of California v. Eli Lilly, Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, CCPA, Federal Circuit

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Slaying the Patent Trolls: Proposed Cure is Worse than the Disease

University of Pittsburgh Law Notes, Fall 2005 , U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 21 May 2009
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 174 (274,351)

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patent trolls, patent licensing, patent infringement, injunction, U.S. patent system, U.S. Patent Office, H.R. 2795, Patent Act of 2005, litigation, licensing fees, validity, relief

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Public Access Versus Proprietary Rights in Genomic Information: What is the Proper Role of Intellectual Property Rights?

Journal of Health Care Law & Policy, Vol. 6, p. 222, 2003, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 25 Mar 2009
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
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bioinformatics, computational biology, human genome project, patents, intellectual property rights, IPRs, industry standards

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Potential Antitrust Liability Based on a Patent Owner’S Manipulation of Industry Standard Setting

IV State Antitrust Enforcement ABA Committee Newsletter 10-25 (Fall 2003), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 12 Jun 2009
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 152 (307,470)

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antitrust laws, antitrust counterclaims, patent law, patent infringement, patent misuse, equitable estoppel, industry standards, industry standard setting, standard setting organizations, disclosure obligations, Nobelpharma AB v. Implant Innovations, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, I

18.

Patent Controls on GM Crop Farming

Santa Clara Journal of International Law, Vol. 4, p. 1, 2006, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 19 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 21 May 2014
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
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patents, patent controls, patent licensing, genetic modification, crop technology, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Monsanto Co. v. McFarling (McFarling II), patent misuse, antitrust law

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Patent Law: Examination Guidelines

National Law Journal at B7, January 2000, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 1 Posted: 29 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2013
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 79 (491,551)

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written description requirement, utility requirement, ESTs, DNA, 35 U.S.C. § 112, 35 U.S.C. § 101, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO, examination guidelines, patent Law, patent reform, possession test, essential elements test, Regents of the University of California v. Eli Lilly , Gentry Galle

Conception, Testing, Reduction to Practice: When is it Really on Sale?

Journal of the Patent & Trademark Society, Vol. 80, p. 305, 1998, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 15 Jul 2009
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
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on sale, offer for sale, statutory bar, loss of right, experimental use, research tools, U.S. patent system, patent claims, patentability requirements, development of inventions, 35 U.S.C. Section 102(b), Federal Circuit, Pfaff v. Wells, undue commercialization

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Facilitating Patient Access to Patent-Protected Genetic Testing

Journal of Business & Technology Law, Vol. 6, No. 1, p. 81, 2011, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-32
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 21 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2014
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
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Patent law, gene patents, biotechnology, Myriad, ACLU, AMP, breast cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2, patent infringement, patent licensing, patient access, genetic testing

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Patent-Ineligible Methods of Treatment

Janice M. Mueller, Patent-Ineligible Methods of Treatment, in MUELLER ON PATENT LAW, VOL. I (PATENTABILITY AND VALIDITY) (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business 2012), last revised October 2015
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 07 Oct 2015
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
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patent, patent eligible subject matter, validity, methods of treatment, medical diagnostics

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patent infringement, remedies, Apple v Samsung, designs, design patents, apportionment, article of manufacture, total profits

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Commentary: Lax Section 112 Standards Won't Help the Case for Software Patents

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 30 Jun 2015
Donald Chisum and Janice M. Mueller
Independent and Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 76 (497,348)

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patents, patent law, software patents, abstract idea, enablement, Alice Corp., Bilski, Mayo, Vasudevan Software

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Willful Patent Infringement and the Federal Circuit's Pending En Banc Decision in Knorr Bremse v. Dana Corp.

John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property, Vol. 2, p. 218, 2004, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 26 Mar 2009
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
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willful patent infringement, adverse inference rule, disclosure, doctrine of equivalents, enhancement of damages

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Federal Circuit 2004: Eight Significant Patent Law Developments Every IP Litigator Must Understand

IP LITIGATOR, Vol. 11, p. 27, 2005 , University of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 28 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2014
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
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patent law, patent claim interpretation, doctrine of equivalents, patent litigation, patent infringement, willfulness, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Phillips v. AWH Corp., Knorr-Bremse v. Dana Corp., Walker Process fraud, market definition, printed publication, nascent technology

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A Rich Legacy

Journal of the Federal Circuit Historical Society, Vol. 3, 2009, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 23 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 19 Feb 2010
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
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Judge Giles S. Rich, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Judge Rich, Federal Circuit Court, judiciary, patent law, modern patent law, in memoriam, legacy

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Supreme Court Decision Curbs Rights of Patent Holders

IP Law Bulletin, June 13, 2005, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 26 Mar 2009
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
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patent infringement liability, safe harbor, Merck v. Integra, Supreme Court decision, interpretation, U.S. patent statute, 35 U.S.C. 271(e)(1), FDA approval, drugs, patent system, reform, research, experimentation, commercialization

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At Sea in a Black Box: Charting a Clearer Course for Juries Through the Perilous Straits of Patent Invalidity

John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law, Vol. 1, p. 3, 2001, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 26 Mar 2009
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
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patent invalidity, patent infringement tripartite test for liability, Federal Circuit, doctrine of equivalents, patent jury trial practice, evidentiary requirements, equivalents liability, liability, validity

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Adverse Inference of Intent to Deceive USPTO As a Sanction for Litigation Misconduct

Mueller on Patent Law, Vol. II (Patent Enforcement) (Wolters Kluwer 2014) (annual update 2018, Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 06 Jan 2018
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
Downloads 43 (651,165)

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patent, Federal Circuit, inequitable conduct, deceptive intent, sanction, adverse inference

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'Interpretive Necromancy' or Prudent Patent Policy? The Supreme Court's 'Arising Under' Blunder in Holmes Group V. Vornado

John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law, Vol. 2, p. 57, 2002 , U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 26 Mar 2009
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy
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patent jurisprudence, forum shopping, patent law jurisprudence, Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982, jurisdiction, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, judicial procedure, choice of law, arising under

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Taking TRIPS to India - Novartis, Patent Law, and Access to Medicines

New England Journal of Medicine, p. 541, 2007 , U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper
Posted: 02 May 2009
Janice M. Mueller
Chisum Patent Academy

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patent law, Novartis, Gleevec, Glivec, patient advocacy, imatinib mesylate, patent protection, generic drug manufacturing, Indian Patent Office, pharmaceuticals, inventive step, Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property, TRIPS.

Other Papers (2)

Total Downloads: 115
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Book Review: Ronald K. Fierstein's A Triumph of Genius: Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak Patent War (American Bar Ass'n 2015)

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 30 Jun 2015
Donald Chisum and Janice M. Mueller
Independent and Chisum Patent Academy
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Patent, Infringement, Validity, Polaroid, Kodak, Fierstein

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U.S. Patent Law Snapshot, August 2015: Supreme Court Throttles Back While Federal Circuit Shifts into Hyperdrive

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 23 Aug 2015
Donald Chisum and Janice M. Mueller
Independent and Chisum Patent Academy
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patent, Supreme Court, Federal Circuit, claim interpretation, claim definiteness, patent eligibility, Inter Partes Review, Broadest Reasonable Construction rule, method claims, system claims, active inducement, exhaustion