The Yale Law Journal

Mark A. Lemley

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The Antibody Patent Paradox

Mark A. Lemley & Jacob S. Sherkow

Shifts in patent law’s enablement and written description requirements make it impractical for patentees of antibody technologies to disclose and claim their inventions. We describe this as a doctrinal paradox and offer a solution that gives patentees the power to claim antibodies without giving the…