Pharmaceuticals & Medicals
Employee innovators win payout
Two employee innovators have been awarded compensation by the UK High Court for a corporation's use of their invention....  »
Patents that have made a difference: Adrenalin
In our 'Patents that have made a difference' series, adrenalin stands out as having truly improved the practice of medicine, saving umpteen lives. ...  »
Parties settle in major pharma patent suit
Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Ranbaxy have reached an agreement over the Lipitor cholesterol drug – subject of a long-running patent dispute between the firms...  »
Accidental Inventions: The Pacemaker
It's comforting to know that even the great inventors can get their wires crossed. They may get blown up, but on the other hand they may find they have stumbled on something truly useful...  »
Accidental Inventions: Vaseline
Robert Chesebrough was an enterprising young kerosene salesman who fell on hard times when his supply of sperm whale dried up. ...  »
Medical tools org calls for surgery on Bill
On 19 June, the Medical Devices Manufacturers Association (MDMA) issued a press release and letter challenging key aspects of the US Patent Reform Bill, currently awaiting a House reading at full Co....  »
Clinton Foundation backs Thai patent policy
The government of Thailand has attracted an unlikely supporter for its recent decision to issue government-use compulsory licenses on drugs made by American firms – former US President, Bill Clint....  »
Law firm toasts Appeal double
The London IP office of global lawyers, Simmons & Simmons, released details this week of two recent victories at the UK Court of Appeal...  »
Christmas cheer for revellers as Hangover cure patented
Specialist nutrition firm, Dietblends Inc, announced with astute seasonal timing on 20 December that it had finally received a US patent for its Xo3 hangover treatment...  »
A Hard Cell
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? cheat Tecwen Whittock may have infamously coughed his way into the headlines, but now it looks like he’s laughing his way to the bank. Richard Brass looks at the luc....  »