patent
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Most of that is because of the early 2030s patent expiration of Ozempic, which generated nearly $20 billion in sales last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Bristol Myers’ sales peaked at $12.8 billion in 2021, and unrestricted competition didn’t arrive until January 2026, seven years after the underlying patent expired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
In all, more than $500 billion of projected global sales are at risk of losing patent protection by 2033, according to biopharma market-research company Norstella.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The prosthe6 technology is protected by patent, and researchers are now studying its safety and formulation with the goal of extending how long the restored visual function lasts.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Society submitted his proposal to Savery, who was not only the leading expert in the field but also held a patent which was so broadly worded that it covered any steam-powered engine.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
The intellectual property formerly owned by Zume – more than 300 patents – was bought up, external by Miso Robotics, of California.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
When the patents expire for biologic medicines, the “biosimilars” meant to drive down prices typically arrive at modest discounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Biologic medications are too costly, even after their patents expire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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
Alexander Graham Bell, working on development of a talking telegraph, got essential patents toward his efforts in 1876 and 1877, the year he and partners started the Bell Telephone Company.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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
For the new study, the researchers examined much larger particles created through a patented high-temperature flame process.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
In 1832, wizard Abel Treetops of Cincinnati claimed to have patented a method of taming Wampus Cats for use as guards over wizarding houses.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
Among their backers was a third Nobel brother, Alfred, already well on his way to immense wealth after patenting dynamite in 1867.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
In his spare time, he enjoys inventing and patenting original ideas.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
But manufacturers have long tweaked the delivery methods, patenting the changes, in ways that sometimes make the drugs more convenient to administer.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 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
Among other things, scientists involved in the case claim that the practice of gene patenting has inhibited their research, and they aim to stop it.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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