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Senomyx issued new U.S. patent for "T1R taste receptors and genes encoding same"

Senomyx, Inc. has announced the issuance by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of U.S. Patent No. 7,241, 880, "T1R Taste Receptors and Genes Encoding Same."

12 Jul 2007

Microchip Biotechnologies secures patent rights from Pathwork Diagnostics

Microchip Biotechnologies, Inc. has announced that it has secured key patent rights from Pathwork Diagnostics for sample injection structures in microfluidic separations.

12 Jul 2007

Global Med Technologies awarded new patent for transfusion software

Global Med Technologies has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office will be issuing a patent for SafeTrace Tx, its proprietary transfusion software, which is located at more than 337 sites in the United States and abroad.

12 Jul 2007

Bavarian Nordic granted new European patent on modified vaccinia virus Ankara

The European Patent Organisation (EPO) has granted a patent to Bavarian Nordic which further strengthens its intellectual property position on MVA in Europe.

12 Jul 2007

Confronting myths and myopia on the road from Doha

A Penn State researcher argues that ambiguous international rules outlining when and how governments may "break" pharmaceutical patents may end up significantly reducing incentives for innovation while at the same time failing to increase access to medicines.

11 Jul 2007

Signalife awarded new U.S. patent

Signalife, Inc. has announced that The United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded the Company a new and important patent, which the Company has now added to its significant intellectual property portfolio.

11 Jul 2007

University Jaume I patents fluorescent sensor

The University Jaume I (UJI) has patented a new fluorescent chemical sensor that is capable of detecting citric acid at low concentrations more rapidly and cheaply than the current optical sensors.

9 Jul 2007

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejects Vitrolife patent claims

In November 2005, IVFonline.com, LLC, among others, was sued for patent infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,838,235 (the '235 patent) by Vitrolife, AB of Sweden (Vitrolife).

27 Jun 2007

Patent office ruling in favor of Neuralstem leads to stay of Stemcells Inc. lawsuit

Neuralstem Inc. has announced that StemCells Inc. has consented to a stay of the lawsuit it filed against Neuralstem in August 2006.

27 Jun 2007

PhytoLabs granted U.S. patent for immuno-stimulatory dietary supplement

The PhytoLabs group of companies, holder of the world wide rights to the newly released University of Mississippi's immuno-stimulatory dietary supplement, is very pleased to announce that Patent #7,205,284 for Potent Immunostimulants from Microalgae has been issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

23 Jun 2007

Thermage sues Alma Lasers for patent infringement

Thermage, Inc. has announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Alma Lasers, Ltd. and Alma Lasers, Inc. in Delaware Federal District Court.

23 Jun 2007

BSD Medical files patent for 'smart bomb' delivery of chemotherapy in breast tumors

BSD Medical Corp. has filed a patent for a new non-invasive phased array breast treatment applicator developed to selectively heat breast cancer tumors.

19 Jun 2007

CryoLife awarded patent for BioFoam

CryoLife has announced that it has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent Office for BioFoam, a protein hydrogel foam for rapidly filling and sealing open wounds.

17 Jun 2007

Biomoda files patent protection for lung cancer detection technology

Biomoda, Inc. has disclosed that it is again expanding its intellectual property portfolio with an additional unique patent pending to enhance the stability and greatly increase the shelf-life of its assay.

17 Jun 2007

U.S. DOJ investigation of Bristol-Myers Squibb in Plavix patent settlement resolved

Bristol-Myers Squibb has pleaded guilty to two counts of violating 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. This guilty plea resolved as to the company the previously disclosed investigation by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice into the proposed settlement of the Plavix patent litigation with Apotex Inc., and Apotex Corp. (Apotex).

16 Jun 2007