Archive for the ‘Medical Device Patenting News’ Category
Patents – indicators of R&D and innovation
In the backdrop of patent application surges and a boom in medical patents, a report titled ‘The Means to Compete’ by the Economist Intelligence Unit of The Economist, sheds some light on the relation between patents and innovation, an issue which is generating considerable debate at this time. ..the indicators used in the index—public and private expenditure on R&D, and... Read More
Will Medical Patent Turn Tobacco into a Hero?
According to an article at Medindia.net, the institute extracts solanesol for its use in combating cancer and cardiac conditions?of all things. It's interesting to consider which tobacco is more responsible for: causing cancer or curing it?
Pharmaceutical Giant Stalls Medical Patent for Roche’s Micera
It's nice to see the little guy win when it happens, but maybe what this story really tells us is--when it comes to medical patents (or any patent for that matter) size doesn't matter. But, being first does.
Explosive growth in medical technology patent filings – US leads
According to the WIPO Patent Report, 2007 Edition, Worldwide filings of patent applications have grown at an average annual rate of 4.7% since 1995 to a total of more than 1.6 million in 2005. The growth rate is comparable to the overall increase in economic activity over the same period. Patents granted worldwide have increased at an average annual rate of 3.6% to about 600,000 in 2005. At the en... Read More
