Amici piling up in lawsuit challenging new claim and continuation rulesDecember 31, 2007

Although the parties' motions for summary judgment have been filed, the amici keep coming forward in the consolidated lawsuits challenging the new claim and continuation rules. This brings the total number of amici in this case over 30, filing 19 20 (as of 1/4) total briefs. While the vast majority of amici filings support the plaintiffs, there have been three briefs filed in support of the USPTO.

Below is an updated list of the various filings relating to the summary judgment proceedings. Briefs in opposition are due on January 22.

Motions for summary judgment

• USPTO
  • Motion for summary judgment against Tafas
  • Motion for summary judgment against GSK
  • Brief in support of both motions
• Tafas
  • Motion for summary judgment
  • Brief in support
• GSK
  • Motion for summary judgment
  • Brief in support

Filings relating to amici

• Supporting plaintiffs
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (brief)
  • Biotechnology Greenhouse Corporation of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (motion for leave, brief)
  • Biotechnology Industry Organization (brief)
  • Cantor Fitzgerald Patent Holdings, LLC (motion for leave)
  • CropLife America (motion for leave, brief)
  • Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Section of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (motion for leave, brief)
  • Elan Pharmaceuticals (brief)
  • Fédération Internationale Des Conseils En Propriété Industrielle (motion for leave, brief)
  • Human Genome Sciences (motion for leave, brief)
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association (motion for leave, brief)
  • Dr. Ron D. Katznelson (motion for leave, brief)
  • Monsanto (brief)
  • PhRMA (brief)
  • Polestar Capital Associates, LLC and The Norseman Group LLC (brief)
  • Teles AG (motion for leave, brief)
  • Valspar Corporation, General Mills, Inc., Donaldson Company, Inc., Ecolab Inc., and Anchor Wall Systems, Inc. (motion for leave, brief)
  • Washington Legal Foundation (motion for leave, brief)
  • Intellectual Property Institute of William Mitchell College of Law (brief)
• Supporting defendants
  • Intel (motion for leave, brief)
  • Micron Technology (motion for leave, brief)
  • Public Patent Foundation, Computer & Communications Industry Association, AARP, Consumer Federation of America, Essential Action, Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge, Knowledge Ecology International, Prescription Access Litigation, Public Knowledge, Research on Innovation, and Software Freedom Law Center (motion for leave, brief)

Gene Quinn at the PLI Patent Law Blog also has a list of the amici.