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European Patent Office apply Enlarged Board of Appeal Ruling on the Surgical Method Exclusion from Patentability

23 February 2012 | Laura Mole

On consideration of a patent application for an invention relating to the measurement of blood flow in a haemodialysis shunt used in the process of dialysis the European Patent Office (“EPO”) has applied...

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Protect Your Position – Bristol-Myers buys Inhibitex for $2.5 billion

17 January 2012 | Laura Mole

With the Patent Cliff looming and the lack of new drugs to fill the void keeping big Pharma bosses awake at night, we are seeing new strategies emerging in an attempt to off see the gloom and doom predictions...

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“The Patent Cliff – Lipitor goes over the Edge”

12 December 2011 | Laura Mole

As the largest ever number of patents protecting the pharmaceutical industry’s most profitable “blockbuster” drugs are set to expire, for India and China it’s going to be a very merry Christmas...

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