Category: Intellectual property
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Patent Awarded for One-Step Diesel Fuel Process
Joule Unlimited Inc., a biotech company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said today it received a U.S. patent covering its process for converting sunlight and waste carbon dioxide (CO2) directly into liquid hydrocarbons that are fungible with conventional diesel fuel. Joule says it is the first to achieve and patent a direct, single-step, continuous process for the…
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European Patent Awarded for Herpes Treatment
BioAlliance Pharma SA in Paris, France say it has been granted a European patent protecting its product acyclovir Lauriad. This patent, says the company, specifically protects the muco-adhesive tablet containing acyclovir, its process for manufacturing, and its clinical application. According to BioAlliance Pharma, acyclovir Lauriad provides treatment of recurrent herpes labialis with one tablet application…
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Chinese Patents, R&D Funds Climb in 2010
The Xinhua news agency reports that the number of patents and research and development funding by China’s largest companies have climbed so far in 2010, according to data released by the China Enterprise Confederation (CEC). The CEC says China’s top 500 companies held 169,000 patents in 2010, up 13.3 percent from last year. Some 41…
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Prof Creates High-Value Chemicals from Biomass
An Iowa State University researcher in Ames, Iowa has discovered a method for producing chemicals such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol from biomass rather than petroleum. Both chemicals are used in a variety of commercial and industrial products. Walter Trahanovsky, an Iowa State professor of chemistry was looking to produce sugar derivatives from cellulose…
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Patent Awarded for Drug Spray/Dispersion Technology
Bend Research Inc., a developer of drug formulation technology in Bend, Oregon, says it received a U.S. patent covering a process for making spray-dried solid amorphous dispersions of drugs using pressure nozzles. The patent — No. 7,780,988 assigned by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office — covers a spray-drying process for producing solid amorphous dispersions…
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Slow Uptake for Green Tech Patent Fast Track
Martin LaMonica reports today in CNet that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) accelerated review program for green technology patent applications has not had the anticipated overwhelming response. In December 2009, USPTO announced it would bump up to the front of the queue for appraisal patent petitions for environmental technologies. Under the accelerated review,…
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Patent Allowance Granted for Microwave Peptide Synthesis
CEM Corporation, a maker of microwave lab instruments in Matthews, North Carolina, says the European Patent Office now allows the company’s patent claims for its process of microwave peptide synthesis. Peptides are amino acid compounds found in proteins. The company says allowance covers the process of using microwave energy to accelerate two key steps in…
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USDA Research Leads to Commercial Stinging Insect Trap
Wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets will spoil any summer barbeque or picnic, but they also pose a serious threat to agriculture field workers, particularly at harvest time. Research by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has led to development of a trap that protects picnickers…
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U.K. to Study Economic Value of Intellectual Property
The U.K. government’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will conduct a research study over the next year to evaluate the role of intellectual property in the nation’s economy. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Business, Innovation and Skills Baroness Judith Wilcox announced the project saying, “The research program will improve our understanding of intellectual property and its economic…
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Patent Awarded for Antimicrobial Polyurethane Resins
AdvanSource Biomaterials Corp. in Wilmington, Massachusetts, has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on its patent for antimicrobial polyurethane resins and derivative products. The notice indicates that AdvanSource Biomaterials is entitled to this patent under the law. The patent covers a drug-free, antimicrobial technology to eradicate Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus…