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2008-12-17 Human Pheromone Sciences files patent for mood enhancing compound derived from sea coral 0 None
2008-12-16 Nutraceutix issued Australian patent 0 None
2008-12-16 Epeius Biotechnologies awarded European patents for targeted genetic anti-cancer medicine 0 None
2008-12-11 PreMD files provisional patent application for new method of quantifying cancer biomarkers 0 None
2008-12-10 Labcyte awarded U.S. patent for transferring liquids within sealed containers 0 None
2008-12-10 Intralytix awarded U.S. patent for bacteriophage treatment of colonization by pathogenic bacteria 0 None
2008-12-10 Aperio Technologies receives another patent for TDI arrays in microscope slide scanners 0 None
2008-12-10 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals update on Kreutzer-Limmer patent estate 0 None
2008-12-03 Intradigm issued new RNAi therapeutics patent 0 None
2008-12-03 Aduromed Industries files patent application for containerized medical waste treatment system 0 None
2008-12-01 Mylan confirms first-to-file patent challenge of AMRIX capsules 0 None
2008-11-26 Barr Labs confirms patent challenge of Amrix extended-release capsules 0 None
2008-11-25 Teva announces agreement on generic Pulmicort Respules patent challenge 0 None
2008-11-25 Peregrine Pharmaceuticals awarded U.S. patent for anti-viral applications of phospholipid-targeting antibodies 0 None
2008-11-25 AstraZeneca settles U.S. Pulmicort Respules patent infringement litigation against Ivax Pharmaceuticals 0 None
2008-11-25 MorphoSys granted U.S. patent on antibodies against GM-CSF to treat inflammatory disorders 0 None
2008-11-24 USPTO confirms validity of Bystolic patent 0 None
2008-11-24 Brookhaven scientists receive patent for improved cancer therapy device 0 None
2008-11-19 Barr announces agreements on Nasacort AQ, Allegra D-12 and Allegra patent challenges 0 None
2008-11-18 Oncolytics Biotech issued 30th U.S. patent 0 None
2008-11-11 U.S. patents granted to Virginia Tech for targets and methods to develop new drugs for malaria 0 None
2008-11-07 CutisPharma issued patent for suppository compounding 0 None
2008-10-31 Titan Pharmaceuticals updates on Probuphine patent application 0 5
2008-10-29 Starpharma's VivaGelR patent approved in Japan 0 None
2008-10-27 Memory Pharmaceuticals issued key U.S. patent for series of nicotinic alpha-7 receptor agonists 0 None
2008-10-22 Mylan confirms generic Lescol patent challenge 0 None
2008-10-22 Barr Laboratories confirms Opana ER tablet patent challenge 0 2
2008-10-15 Ocimum Biosolutions awarded two U.S. patents for gene expression technology 0 None
2008-10-15 neuMirRx issued U.S. patent for "methods for enhancing solubility of compounds 0 None
2008-10-13 Aperio awarded patent for use of TDI arrays in microscope slide scanners 0 None
2008-09-29 Micronics receives two new patents on microfluidic technologies 0 None
2008-09-25 Corgenix receives third U.S. patent on AtherOx technology 0 None
2008-09-25 Biotechnology Industry Organization says Kyl legislation advances patent reform debate 0 None
2008-09-25 Patent for making oxygen from light and water - early stage invention is advancement toward artificial lungs 0 None
2008-09-16 Geron issued U.S. patent for cardiomyocytes from human embryonic stem cells 0 None
2008-09-14 Domainex has core intellectual property rights granted for Europe 0 None
2008-09-11 Smart Disc issued patent for artificial spinal disc technology 0 None
2008-09-10 The Quantum Group files four new provisional healthcare IT patents 0 None
2008-09-10 Domainex, has core intellectual property rights granted for Europe 0 None
2008-09-08 Salix commences patent infringement litigation against Novel Laboratories 0 None
2008-09-04 Gilead's antiretroviral patent request rejected by Brazil 0 None
2008-09-04 Invitrogen launches patent licensing program for random prime amplification of nucleic acids 0 None
2008-09-03 Panacea Pharmaceuticals issued U.S. patent for anti-HAAH antibodies 0 5
2008-09-03 Alte Biosciences files patent for novel inflammatory bowel disease drugs 0 None
2008-08-31 Mylan's Alphapharm victorious in Razadyne patent challenge 0 None
2008-08-28 Ortho-McNeil to appeal patent ruling on Razadyne 0 None
2008-08-26 VioQuest Pharmaceuticals issued new U.S. patent for Lenocta 0 None
2008-08-25 Meda settles U.S. Astelin patent litigation with Cobalt 0 None
2008-08-24 BioAlliance Pharma granted patent on Lauriad technology in Europe 0 None
2008-08-13 Watson announces ruling in Naproxen sodium patent case 0 None
2008-08-13 SpectraScience awarded U.S. patent for correcting image misalignment 0 None
2008-08-12 Barr Labs to settle Mirapex and Aggrenox patent challenges 0 None
2008-08-12 IMPAX sued for patent infringement on generic Ultram ER 0 3
2008-08-12 Ulysses Pharma issued U.S. patent for novel class of antibiotics 0 None
2008-08-05 USPTO issues patent for methodologies for abating a broad range of allergens, pathogens, viruses, bacteria 0 None
2008-07-31 Barr confirms Xyzal tablet patent challenge 0 None
2008-07-30 DNA Heritage overcomes patent claims 0 None
2008-07-29 Barr confirms patent challenge of Sensipar tablets 1 None
2008-07-24 Barr confirms Fentora tablet patent challenge 0 None
2008-07-23 Cargill awarded patent for technology in taste tissue imaging 0 None
2008-07-21 Patent for Aciphex ruled valid and enforceable 0 None
2008-07-17 China Medicine Corporation grated Australian patent for recombinant Aflatoxin Detoxifizyme 0 None
2008-07-17 Sale of liver disease therapeutic patents 0 None
2008-07-17 MedMira Inc. awarded US patent for rapid test technology 0 None
2008-07-17 Wyeth and Impax settle Effexor XR patent case 0 None
2008-07-16 Drugs industry protecting 'morally unacceptable' patent system 0 None
2008-07-08 Stem Cell Sciences granted UK patent for new growth medium for authentic embryonic stem cells 0 None
2008-07-02 Brazilian organization files opposition to Gilead's antiretroviral patent application in India 0 None
2008-06-30 Bavarian Nordic files patent infringement suit against Oxford BioMedica 0 None
2008-06-26 Barr announces favorable ruling in Mirapex patent challenge 0 None
2008-06-26 Clinical Data secures European patent for key multi-drug resistance gene 0 None
2008-06-26 Aventix Pharma takes over key patents for innovative screening tool for treatments for cystic fibrosis 0 None
2008-06-24 India's patent office rejects Boehringer's application for pediatric antiretroviral 0 None
2008-06-23 Alchemia granted first two patents in the "Synthetic Heparin Oligosaccharide" family of patents 0 None
2008-06-19 AutoGenomics issued European patent for Human papillomavirus 0 None
2008-06-19 Ranbaxy and Pfizer settle on Lipitor patent litigation 0 None
2008-06-16 Peregrine Pharmaceuticals awarded two new U.S. patents for targeted anti-aminophospholipid agents 0 None
2008-06-16 VistaGen Therapeutics announces new broad composition of matter patent protection for its ES Cell-derived pluripotent precursor cells 0 None
2008-06-11 Breakthrough in understanding tumor immune therapy 0 None
2008-06-11 EntreMed receives new patent for 2-Methoxyestradiol analogs 0 None
2008-06-11 Mylan wins generic Prilosec patent litigation 0 None
2008-06-11 Barr confirms patent challenge of Prevacid SoluTab tablets 0 None
2008-06-11 Telik announces patents on TELINTRA compounds 0 None
2008-06-08 FDA grants pediatric exclusivity for UCB's Keppra 0 None
2008-06-04 Mylan confirms Azor patent challenge 0 None
2008-06-03 Skinvisible granted patent in Australia for polymer delivery system 0 None
2008-06-03 Cephalon files patent infringement case against Watson Pharmaceuticals 0 None
2008-06-02 DialysisPPO files provisional patent for dialysis cost containment 0 None
2008-06-02 U.S. Patent Office confirms second of four Viread patents 0 None
2008-05-28 Novel approach to drug insolubility strengthens PolyTherics patent estate 0 None
2008-05-27 febit receives U.S. patent for microfluidic extraction method 0 None
2008-05-27 Barr confirms Entocort patent challenge 0 None
2008-05-21 Imaging Dynamics receives patent for invention to improve image quality of digital radiographic images 0 None
2008-05-20 Scripps Research Institute awarded patent for revolutionary technology 0 None
2008-05-20 Oncolytics Biotech announces issuance of 27th U.S. patent 0 None
2008-05-19 U.S. patent office grants re-examination of RNA splicing microarray patent on behalf of Jivan 0 None
2008-05-19 Biopure Corporation wins European patent challenge 0 None
2008-05-09 U.S. Patent Office allows another significant VNUS patent 0 None
2008-05-08 Boston Scientific announces dismissal of Johnson and Johnson patent lawsuit in Canada 0 None
2008-05-06 Patent claims allowed covering Samaritan's Alzheimer's memory recovery drug in Australia 0 None
2008-05-06 Nuclear radiation-blocking, anti-chemical, biological-protection fabric granted Australian patent 0 None
2008-04-30 ImmunoVaccine Technologies patents DepoVax vaccine platform 0 None
2008-04-24 Latona acquires patent rights and orphan drug status to drug compound for rheumatoid arthritis 0 None
2008-04-23 LifeSync to sublicense patent portfolio to Triage Wireless 0 None
2008-04-23 Signalife awarded new U.S. patent for method to monitor heartbeats 0 None
2008-04-23 StemCells, Inc. granted U.S. patent covering composition of neural stem cells derived from any tissue source 0 None
2008-04-21 St. Jude Medical awarded U.S. patent for neurostimulation therapy for depression 0 None
2008-04-18 VNUS Medical Technologies receives 'notice of allowability' for endovenous laser products patents 0 None
2008-04-18 Biomoda granted 'notice of allowance' for U.S. patent protection for additional IP 0 None
2008-04-07 Baxter International, Inc. wins patent infringement case 0 None
2008-03-31 Virtual telemicroscope awarded patent 0 None
2008-03-28 U.S. PTO reexamining Lumenis patents 0 None
2008-03-28 New online stem cell patent database 0 None
2008-03-25 U.S. Patent Office confirms validity of Osteotech's U.S. patent on mixtures of a radiolucent material 0 None
2008-03-18 Bioheart awarded patent for heart repair method 0 None
2008-03-13 DuPont no. 1 innovator in chemical and biotech patents 0 None
2008-03-11 Miniature chemical detection device awarded U.S. patent 0 None
2008-03-11 Anadis licenses antibody technologies from ImmuCell 0 None
2008-03-10 Jivan Biologics awarded US patent for splice array analysis 0 None
2008-03-04 Barr Pharmaceuticals announces favorable ruling in Yasmin patent case 0 None
2008-02-28 Imaging Dynamics Company receives patent on dual energy imaging technology 0 None
2008-02-27 New Alzheimer's patent by Affiris 0 None
2008-02-27 Barr confirms Avodart patent challenge 0 None
2008-02-14 USPTO grants CryoCor's request for patent interference 0 None
2008-02-13 Aircraft Medical files counter action against Verathon 0 None
2008-02-05 Invitrogen and Agilent Technologies resolve all pending patent litigations 0 None
2008-01-28 U.S. PTO's rejection of Gilead's antiretroviral patents might affect applications in India 0 None
2008-01-23 Applied DNA Sciences files patents for optical DNA SigNature markers 0 None
2008-01-22 Ranbaxy settles with GlaxoSmithKline on Imitrex 0 None
2008-01-17 New patent for massage tool 0 None
2008-01-15 2007's top U.S. patent assignees 0 None
2008-01-14 Barr Pharmaceuticals confirms patent challenge of Namenda tablets 0 None
2008-01-10 Cynosure files patent infringement against CoolTouch 0 None
2008-01-10 Barr Pharmaceuticals confirms Eloxatin injectable patent challenge 0 None
2008-01-09 Nastech receives U.S. patent for methods for identifying cell-specific targeting peptides 0 None
2008-01-09 Patent granted for motorcycle cancer seat 0 None

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