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Endo Pharmaceuticals reaches patent litigation settlement with LecTec

Endo Pharmaceuticals announced today that it has reached a settlement with LecTec Corporation on outstanding patent litigation related to LecTec's U.S. Patent Nos. 5,536,263 and 5,741,510.

11 Nov 2009

Teva Pharmaceutical's generic lansoprazole does not infringe patent No. 5,464,632: U.S. Court

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today that the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has issued a decision in its litigation over the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market its generic version of Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.'s Prevacid® (Lansoprazole) SoluTab.

10 Nov 2009

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries amends patent infringement lawsuit against Momenta Pharmaceuticals/Sandoz

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today it is seeking to amend its existing complaint against Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc./Sandoz Inc. to include patent infringement of three additional patents related to the characterization of COPAXONE® (glatiramer acetate injection). The proposed updated complaint has been filed under seal with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York along with a motion requesting that the Court grant Teva leave to amend.

10 Nov 2009

Court denies preliminary injunction against Hologic, Conceptus to continue patent infringement suit

Conceptus, Inc., developer of the Essure® procedure, the first proven non-incisional permanent birth control method available, today announced that the United Stated District Court, Northern District of California has denied Conceptus’ motion for a preliminary injunction prohibiting Hologic, Inc. from importing, using, selling or offering to sell the Adiana system in the United States.

From Hologic, Inc. 10 Nov 2009

TNS files Provisional Use Patent application on the ability of a natural organic mushroom formula

Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc. (TNS), announced that it has filed a Provisional Use Patent application on the ability of a proprietary natural organic mushroom formula to control oxidative stress.

9 Nov 2009

USPTO issues patent for Rosetta Genomics' human microRNA miR-193b

Rosetta Genomics, Ltd., a leading developer of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. Patent No. 7,592,441 to Rosetta Genomics. The patent relates to human microRNA miR-193b, as well as to complementary probes and vectors. This is the third patent issued to Rosetta Genomics by the USPTO.

6 Nov 2009

Patent awarded to US Spine for its method of facet fixation using the Facet Gun and Facet Bolt

US Spine® has announced that it has been awarded patent number 7,608,094, the second in a series of patents for facet fixation. This patent provides protection to the company for its method of facet fixation using the Facet Gun™ and Facet Bolt®. Additional patents covering other devices and methods are expected to follow.

6 Nov 2009

New findings may lead to novel therapeutic approaches for HIV and prostate cancer

New Haven, Conn.-Researchers at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body's immune response to HIV and HIV-infected cells, as well as to prostate cancer cells. Their findings, published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, could lead to novel therapeutic approaches for these diseases.

6 Nov 2009

Patent covering the approved administration of Kuvan with food issued

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent covering the approved administration of Kuvan® (sapropterin dihydrochloride) with food for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU). The patent expires in 2024.

6 Nov 2009

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance to NovaDel Pharma

NovaDel Pharma Inc., today announced that it received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for claims under U.S. Patent Application No. 10/671,715, entitled “Buccal, Polar and Non-polar Spray Containing Zolpidem,” which covers a method of treating insomnia by administering zolpidem to humans utilizing NovaMist™ Oral Spray spray technology.

6 Nov 2009

Recent filing of a patent for newly launched ChronoSil polymer product announced

AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation, a leading developer of advanced polymer materials for a broad range of medical devices, today announced the recent filing of a patent for its newly launched ChronoSil polymer product, a silicone-urethane copolymer. This patent application relates to silicone-urethane copolymers and methods for making ChronoSil.

5 Nov 2009

Imagenetix awarded U.S. patent for its 1-TDC drug candidate to treat periodontal disease

Imagenetix, Inc., announced today the issuance of a new U.S. patent (No. 7,612,111). The patent provides intellectual property protection for Imagenetix's 1-TDC early stage drug candidate for the prevention and treatment of periodontal disease.

5 Nov 2009

USPTO awards Peregrine Pharmaceuticals patent for anti-viral uses of phosphatidylserine targeting antibodies

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent Number 7,611,704, which includes broad claims covering anti-viral uses of phosphatidylserine (PS)-targeting antibodies including Peregrine's lead clinical compound, bavituximab. PS is a unique marker exposed on the surface of virally infected cells that can be targeted to treat a broad spectrum of virus infections.

5 Nov 2009

Foamix' emollient foam platform awarded Mexican patent

Foamix Ltd., a leading developer of topical foams for dermatological and gynecological use, announced today that it has been awarded Mexican Patent Registration No. 268451 entitled "Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Foam." The patent covers Foamix's vehicles, compositions and cosmetic and pharmaceutical uses thereof based on the company's Emollient Foam technology platform.

4 Nov 2009

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance for Transcept Pharmaceuticals' Intermezzo

Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for claims under U.S. patent application no. 11/833,323, which covers the use of Intermezzo® (zolpidem tartrate sublingual tablet), the lead Transcept product candidate. Once issued, this patent will expire in February 2025.

4 Nov 2009

Entest BioMedical files second patent application in the treatment of COPD

Entest BioMedical announced today it has filed a second patent application in the area of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This new patent application builds upon the Company’s previously filed COPD patent application and involves the use of photoceutical devices to target stem cells toward areas impacted by COPD in the lungs.

4 Nov 2009

NanoLogix files international patent applications for its BioNanoPore microorganism detecting technology

NanoLogix, Inc. announces that the company has recently filed BNP™ (BioNanoPore) national patent applications in China, Japan, India, Brazil, Russia and the EU. These applications were filed in order to obtain intellectual property protection for the company's technology in countries viewed as representing the largest potential international market for BNP rapid detection, a revolutionary sandwiched-membrane Petri-based technology that can reduce microorganism detection times by 100-400%.

4 Nov 2009

R&D of HIV treatments at crossroads

IP Overview HIV Therapy 2009” ( www.frinnov.fr/en/ip-overview/sciences-de-la-vie/hiv-therapy-2.html ) establishes a panorama of the patents claiming “HIV and AIDS treatments” and analyses the key and emerging thematic and the strategic positions of the actors involved in this sector. In order to fully analyze this field, the information coming from 6800 published patents and patent applications was aggregated.

4 Nov 2009

Biomoda receives U.S patent for cytology-based screening assay

Biomoda, Inc. (OTCBB: BMOD), an Albuquerque-based cancer diagnostics company, announces that it has received notice of allowance for a U.S. Patent protecting the proprietary formula for the composition that binds to cancer cells which is utilized in Biomoda’s screening assay for the early detection of cancer

3 Nov 2009

mPhase Technologies receives U.S. patent for "greener" battery technology

mPhase Technologies, Inc. reported today that it has been granted a United States patent for its concept for a battery that is safer for the environment. mPhase's "greener" battery technology could potentially help to reduce the harmful residual chemicals in a battery once it has reached the end of its life and is discarded.

3 Nov 2009

Medical Patent News

Endo Pharmaceuticals reaches patent litigation settlement with LecTec

Teva Pharmaceutical's generic lansoprazole does not infringe patent No. 5,464,632: U.S. Court

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries amends patent infringement lawsuit against Momenta Pharmaceuticals/Sandoz

Court denies preliminary injunction against Hologic, Conceptus to continue patent infringement suit

TNS files Provisional Use Patent application on the ability of a natural organic mushroom formula

USPTO issues patent for Rosetta Genomics' human microRNA miR-193b

Patent awarded to US Spine for its method of facet fixation using the Facet Gun and Facet Bolt

New findings may lead to novel therapeutic approaches for HIV and prostate cancer

Patent covering the approved administration of Kuvan with food issued

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance to NovaDel Pharma

Recent filing of a patent for newly launched ChronoSil polymer product announced

Imagenetix awarded U.S. patent for its 1-TDC drug candidate to treat periodontal disease

USPTO awards Peregrine Pharmaceuticals patent for anti-viral uses of phosphatidylserine targeting antibodies

Foamix' emollient foam platform awarded Mexican patent

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance for Transcept Pharmaceuticals' Intermezzo

Entest BioMedical files second patent application in the treatment of COPD

NanoLogix files international patent applications for its BioNanoPore microorganism detecting technology

R&D of HIV treatments at crossroads

Biomoda receives U.S patent for cytology-based screening assay

mPhase Technologies receives U.S. patent for "greener" battery technology

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