Archive for November, 2010
Worst Medical Patent of the Century?
Most medical patents help you get healthier and as a medical device patent attorney, I take a special interest in news and commentary relating to medical and dental patents. I came across this one medical patent, however, that allegedly killed thousands of people, many of them women and children. Imagine the following scenario… You step onto a harmless looking machine. On top of t... Read More
Medical Patent News of the Week
As a medical device patent attorney, I take a special interest in news and commentary relating to medical patents, dental patents, and related technology. In this regard, below is a recap of medical patent news for the week: Five Medical Patent Applications for Lymphoma MMRGlobal filed five patent applications to treat lymphoma. They include protection for anti-CD20 antibodies, methods ... Read More
Medicine, drugs, genes and the death of a patent niche?
Inventors pursuing medical patents involving genes should listen to this… On October 29th, the federal government reversed a longstanding policy by saying that human genes are part of nature and therefore cannot be patented. While the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is not changing its rules for the time being, this decision may reverse the nearly 30 year old legal precedent of patenting pa... Read More
