In a release to the ASX this morning Holista, which has offices in Perth and Kuala Lumpur, said it was working with Florida based 2017 Noble Prize nominee Daryl Thompson on the ingredient. Holista CollTech, a Perth-based biotech, to file a patent for the world’s first low-GI sugar made out of all-natural ingredients. Holista, [...]
Firstly what is Patent Drafting? Patent attorneys tend to use the expression patent drafting to refer to the process where they write the patent description and claims, which is the core of any patent application, and in due course, if allowed, of the granted patent specification. This is a creative and bespoke process where [...]
Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN) lose their bid to overturn a court verdict upholding two Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) patents covering cholesterol drug Repatha (evolocumab). Amgen sued the companies in August 2014 in an attempt to prevent them from selling rival drug Praluent (alirocumab). Both of them lower cholesterol by blocking a protein called PCSK9. [...]
Uber, intent on ensuring some measure of visibility for its drivers, has unveiled plans for a couple of illuminating innovations. It has patented a light to go on top of cars that can signal to customers when their ride is arriving. Plan well executed: Uber didn’t just think up this invention recently. The patent [...]
The first thing that comes to our mind for a four finger chocolate is kit-kat by Nestle. On 16-12-2016, a 10 year fight over the four finger shape of kit-kat bar ended badly for Nestle, as an EU court ruled that the trademark, which was awarded in 2006 was given in error. Its long [...]
Frustrating news for the biotech industry, the European Patent Office (EPO) has decided to suspend all examination and opposition proceedings for patents concerning plants/animals that are obtained by means of essentially biological processes. This follows a recent non-binding Notice from the European Commission (EC) regarding the interpretation of certain aspects of Directive 98/44/EC (the [...]
