A Beltsville-based technology company is developing a first-of-its-kind device that could make it easier for people with severe lung and neuromuscular disorders to breathe.
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Read More »December 3, 2013 Comments Off on MedStar helps Beltsville firm commercialize invention
A Beltsville-based technology company is developing a first-of-its-kind device that could make it easier for people with severe lung and neuromuscular disorders to breathe.
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Read More »August 7, 2013 Comments Off on Samsung seeks smart watch trademarks in U.S., South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. has applied for U.S. and South Korean trademarks for a watch that connects to the Internet in the latest sign that consumer technology companies see wearable devices as the future of their business. ...
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Read More »June 13, 2013 Comments Off on Gaithersburg-based GeneDX to launch genetic cancer tests
Citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision announced Thursday that human genes and naturally occurring DNA are not patentable, GeneDX, a Gaithersburg-based genetic testing laboratory, said it will launch by Aug. 1 a suite of comprehensive genetic tests for inherited cancers, including the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
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Read More »June 13, 2013 Comments Off on Supreme Court says isolated human genes cannot be patented
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information found inside the human body. But the high ...
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Read More »April 15, 2013 Comments Off on Court struggles with question of human gene patentability
Drawing a legal line to determine when human genetic material ceases to be a creation of nature and instead becomes a patentable product is not easy — even for the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Read More »March 26, 2013 Comments Off on Monsanto, DuPont Pioneer in licensing deals
NEW YORK — Agricultural products giant Monsanto and DuPont on Tuesday said they reached a deal to dismiss pending patent lawsuits against one another and entered a series of multi-million dollar licensing agreements. The lawsuits included antitrust and first-generation Roundup ...
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Read More »March 18, 2013 Comments Off on NW Bio granted cell production patent
Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc., of Bethesda, a biotechnology company developing personalized immune therapies for solid tumor cancers, announced that it has been issued a U.S. patent covering novel processes for manufacturing human dendritic cells.
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Read More »March 14, 2013 Comments Off on Patent revisions will take effect on Saturday
For many patent attorneys, the past few weeks have been like tax season for accountants, as changes to the nation’s patent system take effect Saturday.
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Read More »November 5, 2012 Comments Off on Apple suit vs. Google over patent rates dismissed
NEW YORK — A federal judge in Madison, Wis., on Monday threw out a suit by Apple Inc. claiming that Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility is seeking unreasonably high license fees for the use of patents on wireless technology. The suit ...
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Read More »October 11, 2012 Comments Off on Court sides with Samsung in dispute with Apple
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal appeals court has sided with Samsung Electronics Corp. in one aspect of its ongoing patent dispute with Apple Inc. The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday overturned a ...
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