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Anika to defend patent infringement lawsuit for MONOVISC product

Anika Therapeutics, Inc., a leader in products for tissue protection, healing and repair, based on hyaluronic acid technology, announced today that they had been served with a complaint alleging patent infringement with respect to the MONOVISC product by Genzyme Corporation.

13 Jul 2010

Encap Drug Delivery granted patents in US, Europe for DuoCap capsule delivery system

Encap Drug Delivery, a leading provider of development and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical industry, has received confirmation that their DuoCap™, capsule delivery system has been granted patents for US and Europe.

13 Jul 2010

BioImagene licenses Olympus patents in digital pathology, virtual microscopy

Olympus America Inc. has signed a nonexclusive worldwide licensing agreement with BioImagene, Inc. of Sunnyvale, California, allowing BioImagene to access an extensive portfolio of Olympus patents in the field of digital pathology and virtual microscopy. This is the most recent of several licenses that Olympus has granted for the technologies, which are considered critical for developing future digital imaging and data handling systems for pathology.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 12 Jul 2010

EPO grants Brookhaven patent for use of vigabatrin in prevention of addiction to opioids

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. today announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) granted to Brookhaven Science Associates/Brookhaven National Laboratory (Brookhaven) a European patent for the use of vigabatrin for the prevention of addiction to opioids (e.g., oxycodone, hydrocodone) used in pain management.

9 Jul 2010

Protectus Medical Devices receives Notice of Allowance for Safety Syringe

Protectus Medical Devices, Inc., developer and marketer of innovative safety medical devices, announced today it has received Notice of Allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office on its patent application describing a spring-activated, automatic, self-sheathing Safety Syringe, a major step toward it becoming the gold standard in safety syringe devices.

9 Jul 2010

UKPTO grants arGEN-X patent covering SIMPLE Antibody platform

arGEN-X, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of human monoclonal antibodies using its proprietary SIMPLE Antibody(TM) platform, announces that it has been granted the first patent covering the platform. The patent GB2461546B, has been granted by the UK Patent and Trademark Office (UKPTO).

9 Jul 2010

Haemonetics settles patent infringement suit against STRADIS-MED

Haemonetics GmbH today announced settlement of its pending legal action against STRADIS-MED GmbH and its General Manager, Jochen Kirchner, for the infringement of two German utility models of Haemonetics (DE 200 10 825 U1 and DE 203 10 937 U1) related to Haemonetics' plasma technology.

9 Jul 2010

Shire files patent infringement lawsuit against Zydus

Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that its subsidiaries Shire Development Inc. and Shire Pharmaceutical Development Inc. have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against Cadila Healthcare Limited, doing business as Zydus Cadila and Zydus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,773,720.

8 Jul 2010

Idera announces issuance of patents for synthetic immune modulatory oligonucleotides targeted to TLRs

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the issuance of patents covering compositions and methods of using its synthetic immune modulatory oligonucleotides targeted to Toll-like receptors (TLRs). The Company's intellectual property portfolio currently contains over 500 patents and patent applications worldwide and includes claims for TLR-targeted compounds, second-generation antisense chemistry, and oral delivery of certain oligonucleotides.

8 Jul 2010

USF granted patent for cell transplantation procedure

The University of South Florida's Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair has been granted a patent for a cell transplantation procedure combining human umbilical cord blood cells and a sugar-alcohol compound called "mannitol" that may make a big difference in treating life-threatening neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and stroke, among others.

8 Jul 2010

Silence strengthens RNAi IP portfolio with issuance of key patent in structural modification technology

Silence Therapeutics plc announces the issuance of United States patent 7,750,144, titled Methods and Compositions for Enhancing Efficacy and Specificity of RNA Silencing, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The issued patent generally claims methods of producing double stranded (RNAi) agents having decreased off-target silencing activity through certain structural modifications. The ability to minimize the off-target effects of RNAi therapeutics is critical for controlling unwanted cellular activity and/or potential safety concerns.

8 Jul 2010

Medizone seeks international patent protection for Asepticsure technology

Medizone International, Inc. has filed an international patent application under the auspices of the Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT) to secure international patent protection for its Asepticsure™ technology. The international patent application consolidates the two previously filed patent applications titled "Healthcare Facility Disinfecting System" and "Disinfecting Process and Apparatus."

8 Jul 2010

Aethlon Medical files provisional patent on behalf of ESI for exosome detection assay

Aethlon Medical, Inc., the pioneer in developing therapeutic filtration devices to address infectious disease and cancer, announced today that it has filed a provisional patent on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary Exosome Sciences, Inc. (ESI), relating to the development of an assay that will allow researchers to detect exosomes in blood and other fluids.

8 Jul 2010

Patented computer invention to improve patient security and privacy

A computer security invention patented a decade ago at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now poised to help safeguard patient privacy in hospitals.

8 Jul 2010

Patent issued for jellyfish protein for therapeutic application

Quincy Bioscience, a research-based biotechnology company, announced the issuance of United States patent No.7,671,015. The patent covers the use of aequorin-containing compounds for the purpose of preventing and alleviating symptoms and disorders related to calcium imbalance.

7 Jul 2010

Epeius Biotechnologies receives notice of allowance from USPTO for gene delivery platform

Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation, an emerging leader in the field of targeted genetic medicine, received a notice of allowance from the USPTO for another crucial patent covering its leading tumor-targeted gene delivery platform. The issuance of this high-value patent protection for targeting metastatic disease follows on the heels of two major patent issuances covering tumor-targeted gene delivery and precision-targeted cancer immunotherapy, respectively.

7 Jul 2010

Neogenix Oncology files patent application with USPTO for 16C3 antigen

Neogenix Oncology announced today that the company has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) for the 16C3 antigen. The Company believes that this antigen is tumor specific for pancreatic and colorectal tumors; and, based on preliminary clinical data, may also have diagnostic utility as a biomarker for these cancers.

3 Jul 2010

Impax confirms challenge of patent relating to RENVELA

Impax Laboratories, Inc. today confirms that it has initiated a challenge of a patent listed by Genzyme Corporation in connection with RENVELA® (sevelamer carbonate for suspension), 2.4 g and 0.8 g.

3 Jul 2010

MedAptus awarded U.S. patent for "Method and System for Processing Medical Billing Records"

MedAptus®, the market leader in charge capture technologies, announced today that it has been awarded U.S. patent number 7,685,002 entitled "Method and System for Processing Medical Billing Records." The patent pertains to MedAptus' automated process for completely and accurately capturing both professional and facility charges in outpatient settings.

2 Jul 2010

USPTO awards Furiex method patent for dapoxetine in treatment of premature ejaculation

Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent on May 18, 2010, for the method for treatment of premature ejaculation using dapoxetine. Furiex developed dapoxetine in collaboration with Alza Corporation and its affiliates. U.S. Patent No. 7,718,705 includes claims directed to dosing dapoxetine on an as-needed basis, capturing the advantage dapoxetine has over other compounds in the same class, which require a pre-loading period for efficacy.

2 Jul 2010

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Anika to defend patent infringement lawsuit for MONOVISC product

Encap Drug Delivery granted patents in US, Europe for DuoCap capsule delivery system

BioImagene licenses Olympus patents in digital pathology, virtual microscopy

EPO grants Brookhaven patent for use of vigabatrin in prevention of addiction to opioids

Protectus Medical Devices receives Notice of Allowance for Safety Syringe

UKPTO grants arGEN-X patent covering SIMPLE Antibody platform

Haemonetics settles patent infringement suit against STRADIS-MED

Shire files patent infringement lawsuit against Zydus

Idera announces issuance of patents for synthetic immune modulatory oligonucleotides targeted to TLRs

USF granted patent for cell transplantation procedure

Silence strengthens RNAi IP portfolio with issuance of key patent in structural modification technology

Medizone seeks international patent protection for Asepticsure technology

Aethlon Medical files provisional patent on behalf of ESI for exosome detection assay

Patented computer invention to improve patient security and privacy

Patent issued for jellyfish protein for therapeutic application

Epeius Biotechnologies receives notice of allowance from USPTO for gene delivery platform

Neogenix Oncology files patent application with USPTO for 16C3 antigen

Impax confirms challenge of patent relating to RENVELA

MedAptus awarded U.S. patent for "Method and System for Processing Medical Billing Records"

USPTO awards Furiex method patent for dapoxetine in treatment of premature ejaculation

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