Posts Tagged ‘Medical patent’
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
How Medical Research Leads to New Patent Ideas
A new patent pending medical device – based on scientific research – proves even simple innovations to existing products can be very lucrative. Surgical masks haven’t changed too much since 1918. It was the year of the Spanish Flu pandemic, and surgeons adopted cotton gauze masks during surgery to protect themselves from patient diseases. The interest in masks as germ barriers wa... Read More
Medical Patents – Windfall Opportunities and Innovation from Wisconsin
Think medical patents couldn't derive from a place known largely for its cheese? The University of Wisconsin-Madison begs to differ, and the students who flock to their biomedical engineering program from all over the country agree. Taking an unusual experiential approach, UW-Madison sets itself apart by offering students the opportunity to solve real-life clinical issues through research and desi... Read More
