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Secret Prior Art and the Aia the More Things Change the More They Stay the Same

The recent decision on Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP raises the issue of ‘secret prior art’ and also raises speculation on how (if at all) the America Invents Act will change the patent landscape in this…

December 6, 2011Patent Prosecution4 min read

Coca Cola Formula: Still Behind the Veil?

The famously heard-about and yet unknown secret formula for the very popular consumer beverage, ‘Coca Cola’ has made news time and again for almost the same reason—Is it officially out in public? This time, yet again, on 11 th February…