Biocompare.com RSS feed http://www.biocompare.com/ © 2010 Biocompare.com Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:17:32 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Eli Lilly and Company today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a prior ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan that Gemzar's method-of-use patent is invalid. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=335680 Biocompare.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:34:00 GMT Encision Inc. , a medical device company owning patented surgical technology that is emerging as a standard of care in minimally-invasive surgery, recognized as a technology to eliminate visceral burns during monopolar electrical surgery. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=335650 Biocompare.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:33:00 GMT Novavax, Inc. announced today the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 7,763,450 for "Functional Influenza Virus-Like Particles (VLPS)". The patent covers the use of influenza gene sequences for high-yield production of consistent influenza VLP vaccines to protect against current and future seasonal and pandemic strains of influenza viruses. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=335411 Biocompare.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT Abviva, Inc. , a biomedical company engaged in the development and commercialization of breast cancer-related applications of Mammastatin, announced that the Canadian Patent Office issued notice that it will be issuing patent application Number 2.267.095 within 12 weeks. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=335246 Biocompare.com Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:48:00 GMT Nycomed's Protonix® Patent Found Infringed and not Obvious - U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has Upheld Jury Findings - Nycomed Will Continue to Vigorously Pursue its Damage Claims http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=334287 Biocompare.com Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:39:00 GMT The biotechnology industry is breathing easier now that the Supreme Court has refused to sharply limit the types of inventions that are eligible for patent protection in the U.S. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=334240 Biocompare.com Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:19:00 GMT Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced that it has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Jersey against Lupin Limited for infringement against Gilead's patents for Ranexa(R) (ranolazine extended-release tablets). The lawsuit is based on an Abbreviated New Drug Application filed by Lupin, which seeks approval to manufacture and market a generic version of Ranexa before the expiration of Gilead's Ranexa patents. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=333938 Biocompare.com Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:45:00 GMT Osseon Therapeutics, Inc., a biomedical device company based in Santa Rosa, California, today received a notice of allowance for its spinal vertebral compression fracture (VCF) technology. The company which was started in 2006 has thirteen additional patent applications pending in the United States and throughout the world for related spinal therapies and devices. The lead inventor for this inaugural patent is Dr. Y. King Liu, one of three founders of Osseon. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=333816 Biocompare.com Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:18:00 GMT Carestream Health has filed a lawsuit against Caliper Life Sciences (NASDAQ: CALP) alleging infringement of a patent covering multimodal in vivo imaging. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=333724 Biocompare.com Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:17:00 GMT Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the U.K. Intellectual Property Office has granted patent number GB2431927, titled, "5-Lipoxygenase Activating Protein (FLAP) Inhibitors," which includes coverage of Amira's AM103 and AM803 FLAP inhibitors for the treatment of respiratory disorders. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=333679 Biocompare.com Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:44:00 GMT