Carnegie Mellon University scientists have developed a new way to introduce peptide nucleic acid (PNA) directly into live mammalian cells, including human embryonic stem (ES) cells. The work, published online December 2 in Chemical Communications, holds considerable promise in genetic engineering, diagnostics and therapeutics. Until now, getting PNAs into living cells has been difficult. While […]
The U.S. Congress passed a bill raising patent-filing fees in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 enacted on December 8, 2004. The new system’s basic filing fee, search fee and examination fee add up to more costs for applicants, but the most significant change may be the fee hike for each claim beyond the first 20 […]
IP management is of strategic importance for universities since they can derive significant benefits from an effectively-managed IP portfolio. According to a survey published by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), the fiscal year 2002 saw over US$37 billion in sponsored research expenditures at 212 member institutions responding to the survey. During the same […]
An article in the IEEE publication, Spectrum, calls for "a radical cure for the ailing U.S. patent system." As proof, they cite the fact that a small grocery and catering company in Michigan received cease and desist letter from the J.M. Smucker Co. The letter accused Albie’s of violating Smucker’s U.S. Patent No. 6,004,596 by […]
The USPTO posted an update on the TC1600 Restriction Practice Action Plan announced on October 6, 2003. This plan is to improve quality and respond to customer needs by establishing best practices related to restrictions on the number of inventions and/or claim sets in biotechnology, pharmaceutical and organic chemistry patent applications examined in Technology Center […]
The Business First of Columbus news publication reported that Ohio was ranked No. 11 in biopharmaceutical venture capital funding in an October study by the Milken Institute. The study noted Ohio’s Third Frontier Project, a 10-year plan to spur the state’s high-tech economy, for increasing money spent on biotech. Massachusetts ranked No. 1 in the […]
If you haven’t seen it, the USPTO offers a little guide on filing a provisional application for a patent. Besides giving a brief overview of the history, purpose and filing date requirements, it offers a nice list of cautions about their use. As patent attorneys soon find out, inventors hear about provisional patent applications and […]
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Editor-in-Chief Barista Stephen Jenei is a patent attorney and Owner of Jenei LLC. When not serving up patent chat over a steaming cup of java, he's handling a diverse intellectual property practice in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and chemical fields. More info @ Jenei LLC
