Archive for the ‘Medical Device Patenting News’ Category
Patents Lead to Breakthroughs in Medical Technology
After reading my post ‘The Patent-Innovation Circle of Progress’, many of my friends called me up to express their opinions, for or against. After hearing all sorts of views, I’d like to point out here that I hadn’t drawn any inferences in my post; I simply made an observation based on a couple of quotes in an article in Law.com. But whether or not everyone agrees that pate... Read More
Surge in Patents creating More Patent Patent Office Jobs
As I reported in yesterday’s post ‘New Patent Appeals Need to be Clear and Precise’, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) is presently experiencing a large increase in the number of ex parte appeals. From 3,349 appeals in FY 2006, the Board expects the figures to cross 4000 and 5000 in FY 2007 and FY 2008 respectively. The patent office is not only having to creat... Read More
The Patent-Innovation Circle of Progress
A few days ago, I had drawn your attention to an article touting a surge in medical patents in the past few years. According to the article in Law.com, about 100 medical-process patents are now being issued every month. I also couldn’t help noticing how a couple of views quoted in the same article explained so clearly how patents and innovations complement each other – "My b... Read More
New Patent Office Rule Changes
The patent office is working towards implementing changes in its rules for limiting continuations and number of claims examined. The final version of the changed rules will be available in the Federal Register which will be published after a few days. Excerpt from the internal e-mail – OMB Approves Claims and Continuation Changes On July 9, 2007, the Office of Management and Budget concluded... Read More
NASA Medical Patents Bring Servicemen to Their Feet
A Secure Ambulation Mode (S.A.M.) physical therapy device is being used by Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington D.C., to help patients recover from traumatic spinal cord and brain injuries. Technology for Today reports that S.A.M. is based on a technology developed at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The patents were licensed from NASA by Enduro Medical Technology (East Hartford, CT), whic... Read More
