The Hatch-Waxman Act provides a safe harbor that allows importation of an FDA-regulated article that would otherwise be deemed a case of patent infringement so long as the importation is for purposes reasonably related to obtaining regulatory approval. Edwards Lifesciences Corp. sued Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. for importation of heart valves in a manner that Edwards argued was infringement under Hatch-Waxman, but while the Federal Circuit ruled 2-1 against Edwards, the dissenting opinion recommended an appeal to a full 12-judge panel that could reverse this outcome.
The University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute’s director of Physics, Perry Johnson, has filed for protection of a method for patient posture and alignment using mixed reality (MixR) visualization.
Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has described Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and/or TLR8 agonists and their immunostimulatory antibody conjugates (ISACs) consisting of antibodies covalently linked to TLR7 and/or TLR8 agonists through cleavable or uncleavable linkers.
Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has identified ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 1 (USP1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Bioage Labs Inc. has synthesized NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and traumatic brain injury.
The Scripps Research Institute has disclosed Ras-related protein Rab-27A/synaptotagmin-like protein 1 (SYTL1; JFC1) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of endotoxemia, sepsis, systemic inflammatory response syndrome and cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS).
Researchers from the U.K.’s University of Birmingham have filed for protection of an implantable device for targeted drug delivery in patients who have undergone surgery, particularly surgery to remove one or more tumors.
The Hatch-Waxman Act provides a safe harbor that allows importation of an FDA-regulated article that would otherwise be deemed a case of patent infringement so long as the importation is for purposes reasonably related to obtaining regulatory approval. Edwards Lifesciences Corp. sued Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. for importation of heart valves in a manner that Edwards argued was infringement under Hatch-Waxman, but while the Federal Circuit ruled 2-1 against Edwards, the dissenting opinion recommended an appeal to a full 12-judge panel that could reverse this outcome.
Researchers at Schrodinger Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have described 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of coronavirus acute respiratory syndrome.
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