Patent Search and Filing

Kenyan Parliament To Debate Changes In Patent Law, Could Decrease Generic Drug Access, Advocates, Officials Say (Medical News Today)
Kenya’s Parliament on Thursday is scheduled to debate proposed amendments to its patent law, some of which are opposed by some HIV/AIDS advocates because they say the amendments could decrease access to antiretroviral drugs, Reuters South Africa reports (Kanina, Reuters South Africa, 7/26). [click link for full article]

Patent investigation, the latest headache at Bristol-Myers, will test its chief (International Herald Tribune)
A day after the FBI searched his office, Peter Dolan rode in his company’s jet to Houston to meet with 52 pediatricians who will go to Africa to treat AIDS patients through a Bristol-Myers Squibb program.

Neuralstem wins patent dispute, moves toward IPO (BizJournals)
Neuralstem got an emphatic vote of confidence for its stem cell technology from federal officials, even as President Bush slapped down a bill that would provide federal funds for the controversial research.

Toshiba settles lawsuit over chip patent with former Japanese employee (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
TOKYO — Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. settled a lawsuit Thursday over a flash memory chip patent claimed by a former employee, agreeing to pay him 87 million yen ($750,000).

US patent bid challenged (Bangkok Post)
Thailand will submit research on mangosteen to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to try to stop an American food company from taking out patents based on the popular fruit.

LPL wins this round in patent lawsuit against CPT; CPT to appeal (Digi Times)
Although LG.Philips LCD (LPL) has won the initial trial of a LCD patent lawsuit in the US against Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), CPT said it will appeal for retrial, according to a CPT filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).

Toshiba settles lawsuit over chip patent with former Japanese employee (Sydney Morning Herald)
Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. settled a lawsuit Thursday over a flash memory chip patent claimed by a former employee, agreeing to pay him 87 million yen (US$750,000; euro596,000). –

Indian gets patent for pollution reducing converter (Yahoo! India News)
Bhubaneswar, July 27 (IANS) An Indian engineer has received patent rights in India and Britain on a unique fuel saving and pollution-reducing electronic catalytic converter.

Biosite to Pay Roche $8.5 Million in Patent Accord (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
July 26 (Bloomberg) — Biosite Inc., maker of the Triage test for heart failure, agreed to pay $8.5 million to Roche Holding AG’s diagnostic unit to end a patent dispute.

Nanotech patent picture is mixed, report finds (EETimes)
The number of U.S. patent applications for nanotechnology continued to increase in 2005 , growing by 52 percent.