Under the latter, Canada will, first, provide up to two years of supplementary protection to
pharmaceutical patents due to delays in excess of five years between patent filing and market approval.
Not exact matches
Generic
pharmaceutical company Teva brought the suit against Pfizer hoping to produce a generic version of Viagra before Pfizer's
patent was
due to expire in 2014.
Meanwhile, the
patent term restoration provisions are likely to increase health care costs in Canada by delaying the availability of generic
pharmaceuticals due to the extension in the term of protection for
patented pharmaceuticals.
One of the few negatives on an otherwise fairly positive day of trading was the 5 % decline of Reckitt Benckiser, producers of a drug used to help get drug users off of Heroin called Suboxone, which acts as a replacement for the Class A. Reckitt's
patent for Suboxone is
due to expire in the relatively near future, so they have been trying to push doctors and other
pharmaceutical vendors towards their film version of the drug, which is still under
patent and will be for quite some time.
The fragmented but highly entrepreneurial Indian
pharmaceutical industry has grown independently
due to friendly process -
patenting regulations and low - cost manufacturing structure.
For that reason, many
pharmaceutical companies have tried on multiple occasions to
patent turmeric but have been denied every time
due to turmeric being a natural ingredient (fortunately for us!).
Coconut oil has the potential to aid in the protection and treatment of a number of health problems
due to its documented antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiulcerogenic, antimutagenic, analgesic, and antipyretic activities.33 - 34 Scientists and
pharmaceutical companies have recognized the importance of MCTs and have filed numerous
patents for their therapeutic use in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, cancer, dental caries, periodontal disease, skin diseases, and various bacterial, viral, and fungal infections.
In addition to prosecuting
patent applications on behalf of public and private institutions, biotechnology companies, and
pharmaceutical companies, Dr. Rearick performs IP
due diligence in a variety of in - licensing and investment contexts, with specific expertise in
pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Gabor Brasnjo focuses on
patent prosecution, strategic
patent counseling, and intellectual property
due diligence matters broadly in the life sciences sector, with an emphasis in the biotechnology and
pharmaceutical industries.