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Patent priorities key to pharma strategies, says CEO
Major pharmaceutical firms should develop innovative patent strategies to manage challenges from generic drug manufacturers, a leading pharma...
2nd March 2010 | Patents | Pharma & Biotech
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EPO to wade through vegetable patent soup
Plant-related IP has sprouted back into the spotlight following a European Patent Office (EPO) announcement of an opposition hearing in two key...
10th February 2010 | Food & Beverages | Patents
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Tech giants strike patent deal
Software major Microsoft and Japanese home technology firm Funai have struck an IP cross-licensing deal, granting each other access to agreed...
3rd February 2010 | Media & Entertainment | Patents
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Patent ruling flags up pendency problems
In a ruling that highlights the pressing issue of delays at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), an appeals court has found that...
18th January 2010 | Intellectual Property | Patents
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USPTO speeds green innovations to market
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that it will pilot a scheme to fast track patents for green technologies,...
15th December 2009 | Intellectual Property | Patents
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Policy group backs single EU patent
The common European patent is a hot topic for the EU once again, following the publication of a new policy paper. Issued on 4 December, the paper...
11th December 2009 | Intellectual Property | Patents
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EPO to preview clean-tech study at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
The European Patent Office (EPO) will present preliminary findings of its research into clean technology patents at the hotly anticipated Climate...
3rd December 2009 | Intellectual Property | Patents
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Tradition holds the key to best practice patents
The Indian government has bestowed a treasure trove of traditional knowledge to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in the...
27th November 2009 | Patents | Pharma & Biotech
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Bilski patent hearing considers life in general
The limits of patentability took centre stage in Bilski v Kappos at the US Supreme Court on Monday. As the crucial business methods case...
13th November 2009 | Manufacturing | Patents
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USPTO in small business patent pledge
Fast-track patent applications for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will play a key role in restructuring at the United States Patent and...
10th November 2009 | Intellectual Property | Patents

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