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Court rules certain claims covering isolated DNA sequences in patents covering BRACAnalysis as invalid

Myriad Genetics, Inc. today announced that Judge Robert W. Sweet of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that certain claims covering isolated DNA sequences in seven of the 23 patents covering BRACAnalysis® are invalid. Myriad will appeal the decision to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and will continue to vigorously defend this litigation.

30 Mar 2010

StockPreacher.com releases investment report on MDRNA

StockPreacher.com announces an investment report featuring drug developer MDRNA Inc. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

30 Mar 2010

Appeals court ruling clears way for Enzo Biochem to pursue claim for substantial damages against Applera

Enzo Biochem Inc. said today that a decision released Friday by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversing a district court's summary judgment will enable the Company to pursue a claim for substantial damages against Applera Corporation, now Life Technologies Corporation. The Court of Appeals vacated the lower court's judgments of invalidity on United States Patent Nos. 5,328,824 and 5,449,767.

30 Mar 2010

Sectra's method for effective multi-site workflow and rapid image data delivery receives U.S. patent

“Two crucial challenges for the future of radiology are the ever-growing size of imaging data sets and the increased needs for sharing and remote reading. Sectra's innovation has enabled us to create unique and future-proof solutions to these challenges”

30 Mar 2010

Chinese Patent Office granted new patent for Totobobo mask

The Chinese Patent Office granted a new patent for the innovative Totobobo mask. Considering the increasing difficulties in acquiring a Chinese patent, this comes as a major achievement. The potential sale of Totobobo masks will greatly increase now that the Chinese market has opened to this innovative product.

29 Mar 2010

Medtronic announces settlement of lawsuit initiated against AGA Medical

Medtronic, Inc., today announced the settlement of a lawsuit it initiated against AGA Medical Corp. in 2007 for infringement of Medtronic's Jervis patent family.

29 Mar 2010

AGA Medical Holdings announces settlement of patent infringement lawsuit with Medtronic

AGA Medical Holdings, Inc. today announced the settlement of a patent infringement lawsuit between the company and Medtronic, Inc. This dispute relates to the January 2007 patent infringement action against the company, filed by Medtronic, Inc., alleging that substantially all of AGA Medical's AMPLATZER® occluder and vascular plug devices infringe three of Medtronic's method and apparatus patents on shape memory alloy stents (U.S. Patent Nos. 5,190,546, 6,306,141 and 5,067,957, collectively known as "the Jervis patents").

29 Mar 2010

Federal Circuit affirms validity of Pressure Products’ patent infringement case against Greatbatch Medical

In the most recent development concerning Pressure Products’ patent infringement case against Greatbatch Medical’s valved, peelable introducer product line, The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the rulings of United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas that Pressure Products’ patents are valid and enforceable. In a split decision, the Federal Circuit remanded the case to the District Court for further proceedings concerning Greatbatch’s infringement of Pressure Products’ patents.

27 Mar 2010

ARCA biopharma granted patent for methods of treating heart failure patients with bucindolol based on genetic testing

ARCA biopharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically targeted therapies for heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a patent on methods of treating heart failure patients with bucindolol based on genetic testing.

26 Mar 2010

Genentech, Biogen Idec file declaratory relief complaint against GSK regarding Arzerra

Genmab A/S announced today that on March 23, 2010 Genentech, Inc. and Biogen Idec, Inc. filed a declaratory relief complaint at the US District Court, Southern District of California against Genmab's collaboration partner GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for patent infringement under US patent No 7,682,612 based on GSK's manufacture, marketing and sale of Arzerra™ in the United States for the treatment of fludarabine and alemtuzumab refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

26 Mar 2010

ITC Judge rules in favor of Knowles Electronics on ADI’s microphone packages infringement issue

Knowles Electronics announced today that Judge Rogers of the International Trade Commission (ITC) issued his Initial Determination in which he found that Knowles was likely to succeed in showing that its patents cover Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) MEMS microphone products.

26 Mar 2010

USPTO allows Pisgah Labs' patent application regarding imipramine pamoate

Pisgah Labs, a drug product development company and an active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer (API) located in western North Carolina, has received a patent allowance in a series of patent applications. The US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) has notified Pisgah Labs, Inc. that a patent application related to a therapeutically significant family of pharmaceutical polymorphic compositions of imipramine pamoate has been allowed. The patent application also includes methods of manufacturing, purifying and use in pharmaceutical preparations.

26 Mar 2010

U.S. Court vacates Greatbatch patent infringement verdict

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of Greatbatch by vacating an August 2008 patent infringement verdict regarding surgical introducers.

26 Mar 2010

PositiveID files patent application for iGlucose system

PositiveID Corporation announced today that it has filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office a non-provisional patent application for its iGlucose system, currently under development, which uses wireless SMS messaging to automatically communicate a diabetic patient’s blood glucose levels from any data-capable glucose meter to an online database.

25 Mar 2010

US patent reinforces Ikonisys' position in digital image-analysis industry

Ikonisys, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation, cell-based diagnostic solutions, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company United States Patent No. 7,660,454 entitled “Process for identifying FISH signals.”

25 Mar 2010

Transcept Pharmaceuticals receives second patent for Intermezzo formulation

Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the second patent covering the composition and use of Intermezzo® (zolpidem tartrate sublingual tablet), the lead Transcept product candidate, has been issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

24 Mar 2010

Skinvisible obtains Korean patent for polymer delivery system

Skinvisible, Inc. announced today that the South Korean patent office has granted a patent for Invisicare®, the company's polymer delivery system for topical dermatology products.

24 Mar 2010

Pluristem Therapeutics receives European Patent on core 3D cell expansion technology

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. today announced that it has been granted a European Patent on its core 3D cell expansion technology. The granting of the European patent follows the issuance of several corresponding US patents as well as corresponding patents in ten additional jurisdictions.

23 Mar 2010

Celladon Corporation receives USPTO notice of allowance covering MYDICAR for advanced heart failure

Celladon Corp. announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a notice of allowance for a broad patent covering the company's lead drug candidate MYDICAR®, a genetically targeted enzyme replacement therapy for advanced heart failure. The patent will be issued to The Regents of the University of California and licensed exclusively to Celladon.

23 Mar 2010

Texas jury returns binding verdict of invalidity on two Covidien's patent claims covering trocar seal technology

Applied Medical announced today that a United States District Court jury for the Eastern District of Texas returned a binding verdict of invalidity of two claims of a Covidien patent covering trocar seal technology.

23 Mar 2010

Medical Patent News

Court rules certain claims covering isolated DNA sequences in patents covering BRACAnalysis as invalid

StockPreacher.com releases investment report on MDRNA

Appeals court ruling clears way for Enzo Biochem to pursue claim for substantial damages against Applera

Sectra's method for effective multi-site workflow and rapid image data delivery receives U.S. patent

Chinese Patent Office granted new patent for Totobobo mask

Medtronic announces settlement of lawsuit initiated against AGA Medical

AGA Medical Holdings announces settlement of patent infringement lawsuit with Medtronic

Federal Circuit affirms validity of Pressure Products’ patent infringement case against Greatbatch Medical

ARCA biopharma granted patent for methods of treating heart failure patients with bucindolol based on genetic testing

Genentech, Biogen Idec file declaratory relief complaint against GSK regarding Arzerra

ITC Judge rules in favor of Knowles Electronics on ADI’s microphone packages infringement issue

USPTO allows Pisgah Labs' patent application regarding imipramine pamoate

U.S. Court vacates Greatbatch patent infringement verdict

PositiveID files patent application for iGlucose system

US patent reinforces Ikonisys' position in digital image-analysis industry

Transcept Pharmaceuticals receives second patent for Intermezzo formulation

Skinvisible obtains Korean patent for polymer delivery system

Pluristem Therapeutics receives European Patent on core 3D cell expansion technology

Celladon Corporation receives USPTO notice of allowance covering MYDICAR for advanced heart failure

Texas jury returns binding verdict of invalidity on two Covidien's patent claims covering trocar seal technology

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