patent
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The researchers have applied for a patent covering compound 10, and the basic research phase has now been completed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Drug companies that price their medicines consistently below the threshold could ensure patients have unfettered access to their drugs, meaning no prior authorization, while those that price above that threshold would jeopardize their patent protection.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
The company is expected to provide an update on its midterm outlook and the opportunities presented by big drugs going off patent over the coming decade, the analysts say in a research note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
A patent application has also been filed for the device.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Dutch group’s strategy was to ignore the giant multinational drug companies, the ones that rely on research and brand names and patent protection.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
The researchers have applied for patents covering the technology in several countries, and two patents have already been authorized.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Basel-based group is facing the expiry of patents for a number of its drugs, including Entresto, a flagship treatment for heart failure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
One of the pieces of evidence for this that they uncovered: Countries and U.S. regions with declining birthrates see increases in labor-saving patents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Drs. Michelle Bradbury and Ulrich Wiesner are inventors on patents related to the technology described in this study.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
“I practically built that place! I have credits on nineteen of their patents, you know. You’d think they’d have some respect.”
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
If a patented drug is listed by the U.S. government as in short supply, compounders can legally produce it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The University of Michigan has patented the compound and licensed it to Diapin Therapeutics.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
MP says it wanted to keep it so secret that it wasn’t patented, to avoid any public disclosures about the technique.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Instead, that led to a years-long effort with engineers and other experts to develop their patented technology.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
“Why, a patented enchantment, of course. How else?”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
American inventor Louis E. Waterman is credited for developing and patenting the first modern fountain pen in 1884—one that could store ink inside and eliminate the need for a separate ink pot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
In his spare time, he enjoys inventing and patenting original ideas.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
But manufacturers have long tweaked the delivery methods, patenting the changes, in ways that sometimes make the drugs more convenient to administer.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2024
With the help of hid dad, he setup Arcane Footwear in 2021 after patenting a magnetic spring cushion which can be used in trainers.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
And patenting cell lines didn’t require informing or getting permission from the “cell donors.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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