Imugene welcomes new chief medical officer and talks significant new patents

Imugene's Leslie Chong discusses with Proactive's Andrew Scott the appointment of Dr Steven Cha as Chief Medical Officer and a member of the...

An Absolute Novelty Design Patent Trap for the Unwary

Global design patent strategies are increasingly being relied upon by retail and consumer products companies as a cost-effective way to protect key product lines.  However, it is important to und

Dave Lane (@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)

If you don't realise how utterly broken the entire US patent system is, watch this: https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=PqdB93lCqHc

GNU makes Coronavirus vaccination mandatory in the country | The Libya Observer

The Government of National Unity (GNU) has issued instructions to prevent Coronavirus unvaccinated citizens and foreigners from entering all public and private institutions, including major markets, starting from mid-February, due to the high...

We Need a 92 Percent Tax on Pandemic Profiteers

Let’s tax billionaires—and übermillionaires—back to where they stood when Covid-19 hit.

Abandoning the EPC in Order to Promote Corporations-Led EPO With Kangaroo Courts (UPC) is Simply Illegal

The EPO has gone off the rails and nobody wants to stop that train, certainly not the member states (MSs) which enabled the abolition of the European Patent Convention (EPC)

'Major Breakthrough': South African Scientists Replicate Moderna Vaccine

"We didn't have help from the major Covid vaccine producers, so we did it ourselves to show the world that it can be done, and be done here, on the African continent."

Python Web Proxy Convinces Sonos To Stream YouTube

[Maurice-Michel Didelot] owns a Sonos smart speaker, and was lamenting the devices inability (or plain unwillingness) to stream music from online sources without using a subscription service. YouTu…

Efforts to Limit Drug Prices Are Stalled -- and Pharma Is Seizing an Opening

Big Pharma is jacking up drug prices. Democrats worry their failure to curb prices will cost them seats in the midterms.

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While Lobbying to Kill Build Back Better, Pharma Hikes Costs of 866 Drugs

"How many more Americans have to die and suffer before Congress has the guts to end this greed?" asked Sen. Bernie Sanders.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NOT AN “INVENTOR” UNDER EUROPEAN PATENT LAW: Is Canada heading down the same path?

As reported in an earlier ANGLE post, we discussed how 2021 saw a number of patent office developments with regard to whether a non-human entity could be considered an inventor under various patent regimes.  Prior to 2021, several patent offices...

Ericsson sues Apple for infringement of 12 5G patents | AppleInsider

Apple is being sued by Ericsson for continuing to use the Swedish company's 5G patents in the iPhone after its license agreement expired.

BMW Files Odd Steering Wheel Patent for a Yoke-Like 'Steering Handle"

BMW literally reinvents the wheel with a setup that's smaller. It's intended to be used one-handed or with no hands at all in an autonomous car.

Proposed Changes to the Canadian Patent Rules | JD Supra

The Canadian government has provided notice of a number of proposed changes to the Canadian Patent Rules. These particular changes will impact patent ...

U.S. panel to review patent from $2.1 bln Intel court loss

Chip making giant Intel Corp has inched toward a possible reprieve from part of a landmark $2.1 billion verdict, after a U.S. tribunal agreed to review the validity of one of two semiconductor patents that a jury said it infringed last year.

From Texas to India, a patent-free Covid vaccine looks to bridge equity gaps

The new CORBEVAX inoculation received emergency use authorization last week from India’s drug regulation agency.