patent
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The researchers have applied for a patent covering compound 10, and the basic research phase has now been completed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The company is expected to provide an update on its midterm outlook and the opportunities presented by big drugs going off patent over the coming decade, the analysts say in a research note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
A patent application has also been filed for the device.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The company notably failed to protect the patent for semaglutide in Canada, where generic versions of the drug became available this spring.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The blind was ingenious in design and interest had already been expressed in the manufacturing rights—mostly by military representatives—but Artemis had resolved to sell the patent to a sporting goods multinational.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
The researchers have applied for patents covering the technology in several countries, and two patents have already been authorized.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
It already holds more than 30 patents related to its findings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Basel-based group is facing the expiry of patents for a number of its drugs, including Entresto, a flagship treatment for heart failure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Drs. Michelle Bradbury and Ulrich Wiesner are inventors on patents related to the technology described in this study.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
One survey found that 53 percent of laboratories had stopped offering or developing at least one genetic test because of patent enforcement, and 67 percentfelt patents interfered with medical research.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
If a patented drug is listed by the U.S. government as in short supply, compounders can legally produce it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Also in 2023, engineering firm Hermann Ultraschall bought the rights to develop a patented ultrasonic paper sealing technology, a process which it likens to welding.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
It isn’t clear how many of those patented processes are in use on the factory floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The University of Michigan has patented the compound and licensed it to Diapin Therapeutics.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Then there are farmers in India who have protested the sale of patented seeds by agribusiness.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Knight had to go to court to fight a former work colleague, Charles Annan, from patenting the idea himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
In his spare time, he enjoys inventing and patenting original ideas.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
With the help of hid dad, he setup Arcane Footwear in 2021 after patenting a magnetic spring cushion which can be used in trainers.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
"My father absolutely just did not have any interest personally in patenting and in the vaccine being patented."
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2023
Scientists are quick to point out that John Moore’s cells were exceptional, and few cell lines are actually worth patenting.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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