patent
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In 1767, Bowen received a British patent for his method of producing soy sauce, a fermented condiment resembling the soy sauce already imported from Asia.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The Harvard Office of Technology Development is actively pursuing patent protection and commercialization opportunities for the innovations arising from this research.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
The company is soon set to face a flood of generic alternatives, after the patent for semaglutide, the key component of Ozempic, expired in China earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
In 1982 lawmakers set up the nationwide Federal Circuit to hear specialized appeals, such as patent disputes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
In 1416 the Venetian government granted a patent, to last fifty years, to Franciscus Petri, the inventor of a new fulling machine.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
When a country has a relative scarcity of younger workers, that country’s technology sector rises to the occasion, resulting in “more labor-saving patents and growing high-tech activity.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The announcement also noted GoPro’s imaging and optical technology, as well as its more than 2,500 U.S. patents.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
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
Grytz and Lang report that they are inventors named on pending patents covering lighting devices related to the research.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
A firm can secure this monopoly power through patents, but that wasn’t the case with the second-line TB drugs.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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
Behind him, a largely automated line of chemical vats is off limits to cameras because the process is patented by a Canadian company, Excir.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then in 1781 James Watt patented a rotary steam engine that could turn a shaft and thus power a factory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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
“Hey, guys,” he says in his patented I’m-Simon-Spier-and-I’m-so-casual-I’m-hardly-even-squeaking voice.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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
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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"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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