Cure Pharmaceutical (OTC:CURR) announced today that it received confirmation of a patent for its Curefilm Blue platform.\ The U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) provided notification to Cure that U.S. Patent No. 11,179,331 (the ’331 patent) is set to issue on November 23, 2021. The ‘331 patent (“Oral Soluble Film Containing Sildenafil Citrate”) covers Curefilm blue. Get the […]
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Axonics loses IP challenge to Medtronic patents
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced that it picked up three victories in an intellectual property (IP) dispute against Axonics (NSDQ:AXNX) over sacral neuromodulation devices. According to a news release, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) rejected Axonics’ attempt to invalidate three Medtronic patents in its IP infringement lawsuit related to Medtronic’s […]
Navidea receives patent for dextran-based drug delivery vehicles
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals (NYSE:NAVB) announced today that it received a patent for its dextran-based drug delivery vehicles. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued U.S. patent 11,007,272 entitled “Compounds and Methods for Diagnosis and Treatment of Viral Infections,” with protection to October 7, 2037, according to a news release. Get the full story at our sister […]
Viveve gains stress urinary incontinence tech patent
Viveve Medical (NSDQ:VIVE) announced that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office issued a patent for its stress urinary incontinence technology. USPTO issued U.S. Patent No. 10,779,874, allowing Viveve to expand its intellectual property portfolio ahead of its U.S. pivotal Pursuit clinical trial evaluating its treatment of SUI in women, according to a news release. Englewood, Colo.-based […]
Revian announces patent for LED hair-loss prevention tech
Revian announced that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued the company a patent to use proprietary color combinations of light to regenerate living tissue in the body — including hair. The patent covers the use of specific wavelengths of LED light to stimulate the body’s cellular generation of nitric oxide as well […]
Medicrea lands 7 new patents
Medicrea (EPA:ALMED) announced that the U.S. Patent Office recently issued the artificial intelligence spinal surgery developer seven new patents related to its UNiD adaptive spine intelligence (ASI) technology platform. The UNiD ASI is designed to use artificial intelligence to enhance clinical and surgical workflow, increase reproducibility, improve surgical outcomes and expand the potential for surgeons. The […]
Medical Extrusion Technologies loses trademark bid
A U.S. trademark board last week shot down a bid by Medical Extrusion Technologies to trademark its name, ruling that the name is not distinct enough to trademark. MET applied to trademark its name for “polyurethanes in the form of sheets, films, pellets, granules, and tubes for use in the manufacture of medical devices, medical diagnostic devices, […]
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