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Longo and Maura Fanti are also inventors on a U.S. provisional patent application covering aspects of the methods and findings described in the study.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
But Qualcomm’s design has a substantial patent portfolio behind it, which makes it defensible and harder for rivals to copy.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Across pesticide and chemical litigation, climate lawsuits, and pharmaceutical patent disputes, the same underlying logic emerges: federal regulatory compliance deployed as a universal liability shield, usually encountering the same judicial resistance.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
AbbVie lost U.S. patent exclusivity for Humira in 2023, opening the door to cheaper, “copycat” biosimilars.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Pursuing the patent now seemed to him “hardly worthwhile.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Drs. Michelle Bradbury and Ulrich Wiesner are inventors on patents related to the technology described in this study.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Trademarks, unlike copyrights or patents, are intellectual property that are not premised on creating value for whoever registers them; they’re about protecting consumers.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
"Give me a break. They're just taking advantage of the fact that our ancestors didn't file for patents," the commenter wrote.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Tesla has been a leader in this trend, for instance, securing patents on aluminum alloys with high electrical conductivity External link.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
On the other side was Westinghouse Electric Company, with a bid to wire Jackson Park for alternating current, using patents that its founder, George Westinghouse, had acquired a few years earlier from Nikola Tesla.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
The University of Michigan has patented the compound and licensed it to Diapin Therapeutics.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
In any case, get used to it: China-made vehicles, transplant brands, patented technology and aesthetics are likely to reshape the U.S. auto market in the next decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Instead, that led to a years-long effort with engineers and other experts to develop their patented technology.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
The license includes all of Vicor’s patented power-system technology, the company said.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
Scott de Martinville had patented his machine, the phonautograph, in 1857.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
At Fudan, Lu has continued to research infectious diseases, recently patenting technology for an improved Covid-19 antiviral, which was licensed by an American company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
In his spare time, he enjoys inventing and patenting original ideas.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating anti-competitive action by leading benefit managers, as well as drug company patenting tricks that slow the entry of cheaper drugs to the market.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 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
Lawrence eventually accepted the patenting of scientific inventions as a necessary evil.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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