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US patent ruling will hit EU pharma.

Publication: Pharmaceutical Technology Europe
Publication Date: 01-MAY-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
European pharmaceutical companies could find it more complicated and expensive to obtain patent protection in the US because of a new US patent ruling designed to reduce the backlog of patent pending applications. A news report by Erik Sherman from BNET Technology summarized the new rules as limiting companies to "five unique claims and 25 total claims per invention versus the historic lack of limit". The number of requests to reconsider a patent application rejection will also be restricted. This poses a problem for the pharmaceutical industry, which usually requires larger numbers of...

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