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Topic: intellectual property

BDSI to get patent; issuance triggers $15M milestone from partner Endo

BDSI to get patent; issuance triggers $15M milestone from partner Endo

February 16, 2012 4:33 pm by | 0 Comments

BioDelivery Sciences International (NASDAQ:BDSI) stands to gain a $15 million milestone payment after getting word that its drug delivery technology will be granted a patent for two drug treatments.The U.S. ... Read more
Genome engineering firm Precision BioSciences gets patent victory

Genome engineering firm Precision BioSciences gets patent victory

January 23, 2012 11:11 am by | 0 Comments

North Carolina biotechnology company Precision BioSciences has secured a patent victory for its genome engineering technology.The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected claims from French company Cellectis that alleges ... Read more
Patent reform aims to help healthcare startups get products approved faster

Patent reform aims to help healthcare startups get products approved faster

January 5, 2012 3:45 pm by | 1 Comments

The government is working on shoring up patent processing for 2012, a move that can only help Uncle Sam’s relationship with healthcare entrepreneurs.The U.S. government has stepped up its public ... Read more
5 things med tech companies need to know about the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

5 things med tech companies need to know about the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

November 15, 2011 2:01 pm by | 1 Comments (Sponsored)

This post is sponsored by Benesch.Newsflash — both houses of the U.S. Congress and the President agreed on something! Yes, our government agreed, by a wide margin, that it was ... Read more
DARA BioSciences gets five more patents for pain, diabetes portfolio

DARA BioSciences gets five more patents for pain, diabetes portfolio

November 9, 2011 10:44 am by | 0 Comments

North Carolina biotechnology company DARA BioSciences (NASDAQ:DARA) has strengthened its intellectual position by securing five new patents for its drug pipeline.DARA said the five new patents were granted in the ... Read more
Why startup medical device companies should enjoy patent reform

Why startup medical device companies should enjoy patent reform

September 26, 2011 5:13 pm by | 1 Comments

A provision for fast track approval in the Leahy-Smith America Invents Patent Reform Act that went into effect this week could benefit some medical device companies.Meanwhile, it seems unlikely that ... Read more
Medtronic awarded $101.2 million in patent infringement lawsuit

Medtronic awarded $101.2 million in patent infringement lawsuit

September 21, 2011 4:04 pm by | 0 Comments

Medtronic was awarded $101.2 million in a patent infringement lawsuit when a San Diego jury found that NuVasive’s CoRoent XL spine implants, MaXcess II and III tissue retractors, and Helix ... Read more
Doctors and med device companies: Are your medical invention consulting contracts compliant with US laws?

Doctors and med device companies: Are your medical invention consulting contracts compliant with US laws?

August 9, 2011 11:04 am by | 0 Comments (Sponsored)

This post is sponsored by Benesch.Medical device and drug companies often contract with independent physicians to assist with product development. In the ideal situation, such physicians become external members of ... Read more
Pharmas need new innovation strategy to steer clear of patent cliff, report says

Pharmas need new innovation strategy to steer clear of patent cliff, report says

July 13, 2011 4:50 pm by | 0 Comments

The patent cliff facing pharmaceutical companies has been staring down the industry for years, but even as companies now watch former blockbuster drugs tumble off its edge, many of those ... Read more
Giving up intellectual property to hospitals: The pros and cons

Giving up intellectual property to hospitals: The pros and cons

July 13, 2011 10:34 am by | 1 Comments

Researchers at universities, similar to employees of medical device companies, are accustomed to assigning patent rights to their institution in an employment agreement signed during the hiring process. What may ... Read more
Protecting intellectual property can boost company valuation

Protecting intellectual property can boost company valuation

June 13, 2011 8:00 am by | 0 Comments (Sponsored)

This post is sponsored by Benesch.Valuation of a start-up is important for a variety of reasons. Obtaining capital, developing partnerships and preparing for an eventual exit strategy are just a ... Read more
Protect medical device intellectual property rights (Best of MedCitizens)

Protect medical device intellectual property rights (Best of MedCitizens)

June 11, 2011 8:33 am by | 0 Comments

Every week, MedCity news highlights the best of its MedCitizens: syndication partners and MedCity News readers who discuss life science current events on MedCityNews.com. Now here's the best of what ... Read more
DARA BioSciences awarded patents for its pain, diabetes drug pipeline

DARA BioSciences awarded patents for its pain, diabetes drug pipeline

May 3, 2011 3:31 pm by | 0 Comments

Intellectual property protection for DARA BioSciences‘s drug pipeline just got a little more secure.Raleigh, North Carolina-based DARA (NASDAQ:DARA) has been issued nine patents in the United States and around the ... Read more
Inspire’s pink eye drug AzaSite draws generic challenge

Inspire’s pink eye drug AzaSite draws generic challenge

April 26, 2011 2:42 pm by | 0 Comments

Pink eye drug AzaSite, a major component of Inspire Pharmaceutical‘s (NASDAQ:ISPH) portfolio and one of the key products sought by Merck (NYSE:MRK) in its $430 million acquisition of the North ... Read more
Eisai’s Alzheimer’s disease skin patch falls short of FDA approval

Eisai’s Alzheimer’s disease skin patch falls short of FDA approval

April 25, 2011 5:17 pm by | 0 Comments

Japanese drug company Eisai‘s (TYO:4523) bid to extend the patent life of its blockbuster Alzheimer’s drug Aricept with a new skin patch formulation has been dealt a blow by the ... Read more