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District Court decision received in Concerta patent sase

The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has rendered a decision in the patent litigation between Alza Corporation, McNeil-PPC, Inc. and Andrx Pharmaceuticals LLC. McNeil Pediatrics, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which markets Concerta (methylphenidate HCI) Extended-Release Tablets CII, said the court held that the patent in suit is not valid or infringed by the filing of Andrx's Abbreviated New Drug Application.

1 Apr 2009

Appeals court affirms that J&J stents infringe Boston Scientific patent

Boston Scientific Corporation has announced that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in the Company's stent litigation with Johnson and Johnson (J&J).

1 Apr 2009

Cytori receives U.S. patent allowance for key therapeutic methods for breast and soft tissue reconstruction products

Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a patent application that protects key therapeutic methods for its breast and soft tissue reconstruction products. This patent will protect Cytori's existing and future products when sold in the U.S.

31 Mar 2009

Repligen licenses uridine patent rights for treatment of bipolar disorder

Repligen Corporation has announced that it has exclusively licensed worldwide rights for the use of uridine in the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder from McLean Hospital.

31 Mar 2009

Quantum Immunologics announces the filing of two important provisional patent applications

Quantum Immunologics, Inc. (QI), a Florida-based company specializing in cancer immunotherapy, has recently filed two provisional patent applications relating to their work in cancer immunotherapy.

31 Mar 2009

Microfluidic Systems granted U.S. patent for automated microfluidic DNA separation cartridge

Microfluidic Systems, a privately-held company, announced today that they were granted US patent number 7,491,527 for an automated microfluidic DNA separation cartridge.

30 Mar 2009

BioMarin receives notice of allowance for Kuvan patent

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. has announced that it has received a notice from the United States Patent Office reporting allowance of claims covering once daily dosing methods for Kuvan (sapropterin dihydrochloride) in the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU).

30 Mar 2009

Cubist Pharmaceuticals files patent infringement case against Teva Parenteral Medicines

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has confirmed that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc. (TPM), Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

23 Mar 2009

Warner Chilcott files new lawsuit for infringement of DORYX patent

Warner Chilcott Limited has announced hat one of its subsidiaries and Mayne Pharma International Pty. Ltd. ("Mayne") have filed a second lawsuit against Impax Laboratories, Inc. ("Impax") in the District Court for the District of New Jersey for infringement of Mayne's U.S. Patent No. 6,958,161 (the "'161 Patent") which covers DORYX, a tetracycline-class oral antibiotic.

20 Mar 2009

Intradigm receives notice of allowance for key RNA interference patent covering potent siRNA sequence

Intradigm Corporation, a leading developer of targeted, systemic RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued the company a notice of allowance for a patent covering various aspects of a potent small interfering RNA (siRNA) sequence.

17 Mar 2009

German Federal Patent Court invalidates Wake Forest NPWT patents licensed to KCI

Smith & Nephew Inc.'s Advanced Wound Management division announced that the German Federal Patent Court in Munich has held the Wake Forest patent for negative pressure (NPWT) licensed to Kinetic Concepts, Inc. invalid in Germany.

17 Mar 2009

Phylonix granted broad U.S. patent for assessing cardiac functions in Zebrafish

Phylonix Pharmaceuticals announced, at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting in Baltimore, that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company a broad patent for assessing the toxicity of pharmaceutical test agents on cardiovascular functions in zebrafish.

15 Mar 2009

Skinvisible granted Japanese patent for Invisicare

Skinvisible, Inc. has announced that it has been granted a comprehensive patent in Japan for Invisicare, a product-enhancing polymer delivery system for topical dermatology products. The patent protects Invisicare in the areas of 'Topical Composition,' 'Topical Composition Precursor,' and 'Methods for Manufacturing and Using.'

11 Mar 2009

Patented inventions double at University at Buffalo

An antibody with the potential to stop breast cancer in its path. A nanoparticle that can address a side effect of the treatment that hemophiliacs cannot live without. A "quantum dot" with the potential to treat cancer or harvest the power of the sun. An air purifier that kills the world's nastiest toxins.

5 Mar 2009

Cordex Pharma files ATPace formulation patent

Cordex Pharma, Inc. has announced today that it has filed a formulation patent covering its lead product, ATPace.

4 Mar 2009

VIA Pharmaceuticals awarded new patent on lead compound VIA-2291

VIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced the issuance of United States Patent No. 7,495,024 entitled "Phenylalkyl N-Hydroxyureas for Combating Atherosclerotic Plaque", covering the use of VIA's lead compound, VIA-2291, for the treatment of atherosclerosis.

25 Feb 2009

Mindset BioPharmaceuticals receives notice of allowance for European patent related to insulin sensitizers in dementia and memory loss

Mindset BioPharmaceuticals (USA) Inc ("MINDSET") a company privately held by MPM Capital and other shareholders announced today that it has received a Notice of Allowance in Europe related to patent applications describing the use of insulin sensitizer drugs for the prevention and treatment of memory loss.

24 Feb 2009

Bone Biologics issued U.S. patent for recombinant protein process

Bone Biologics Inc. has announced that it has received a US Patent Office Notice of Allowance of patent claims which protect a method of production for the UCB-1 (NELL-1) recombinant protein that Bone Biologics uses in the bone repair/regeneration technology in its lead product.

24 Feb 2009

Stromedix awarded U.S. patent for antibody-based therapeutics

Stromedix, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on innovative therapies for fibrosis and fibrotic organ failure, announced today that the U.S. Patent Office has granted patent number US 7,465,449, which broadly covers monoclonal antibodies to integrin ávâ6, including compositions related to its lead product, STX-100.

23 Jan 2009

Aribex awarded patents for NOMAD handheld X-ray system

Aribex, Inc. has announced that it has been allowed a second U.S. patent for its NOMAD Handheld X-ray System.

19 Jan 2009

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District Court decision received in Concerta patent sase

Appeals court affirms that J&J stents infringe Boston Scientific patent

Cytori receives U.S. patent allowance for key therapeutic methods for breast and soft tissue reconstruction products

Repligen licenses uridine patent rights for treatment of bipolar disorder

Quantum Immunologics announces the filing of two important provisional patent applications

Microfluidic Systems granted U.S. patent for automated microfluidic DNA separation cartridge

BioMarin receives notice of allowance for Kuvan patent

Cubist Pharmaceuticals files patent infringement case against Teva Parenteral Medicines

Warner Chilcott files new lawsuit for infringement of DORYX patent

Intradigm receives notice of allowance for key RNA interference patent covering potent siRNA sequence

German Federal Patent Court invalidates Wake Forest NPWT patents licensed to KCI

Phylonix granted broad U.S. patent for assessing cardiac functions in Zebrafish

Skinvisible granted Japanese patent for Invisicare

Patented inventions double at University at Buffalo

Cordex Pharma files ATPace formulation patent

VIA Pharmaceuticals awarded new patent on lead compound VIA-2291

Mindset BioPharmaceuticals receives notice of allowance for European patent related to insulin sensitizers in dementia and memory loss

Bone Biologics issued U.S. patent for recombinant protein process

Stromedix awarded U.S. patent for antibody-based therapeutics

Aribex awarded patents for NOMAD handheld X-ray system

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