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June 21, 2022
USPTO Update to Sequence Listing Requirements
Implementation of ST.26 for Sequence Listing requirements to become effective worldwide July 1, 2022
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May 23, 2022
MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D Selected for The WIPR 2022 Leaders Directory
We are proud to announce that BSKB’s MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D. has been selected to the WIPR Leaders 2022 Directory!
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March 1, 2022
Skyla A. Duncan-Jules, PhD joins BSKB
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP (BSKB) is pleased to welcome Skyla A. Duncan-Jules, Ph.D. to the firm’s prosecution practice as a Technical Advisor in the Chemical and Life Sciences/Biotech departments.
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May 20, 2022
Benchmarking Adaptive Steered Molecular Dynamics (ASMD) on CHARMM Force Fields
Chemistry Europe: European Chemical Societies Publishing
BSKB’s Hailey Bureau, Ph.D., co-authored a research article entitled “Benchmarking Adaptive Steered Molecular Dynamics (ASMD) on CHARMM Force Fields”. Although prepared during her time in graduate school, the paper has now been published on May 20, 2022 in ChemPhysChem.
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April 29, 2022
Responding to Examiner Rejections in Chem/Pharma/Bio Applications
Patent Law Institute
BSKB’s Chad Rink recently co-lectured with Briana Barron during the 2022 Patent Law Institute (PLI) virtual meeting. Their topic was “Responding to Examiner Rejections in Chem/Pharma/Bio Applications.” Chad and Briana discussed recent court decisions covering written description, obviousness, and inequitable conduct.
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April 26, 2022
Label Ruling Upends Generic Medicine Makers
WIPR
The effects of the ‘skinny label’ decision are being felt across pharma. MaryAnne Armstrong of Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch revisits GSK v Teva.
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