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Will ARVs cost too much? As a new generation of AIDS-fighting drugs emerges, theres fear the antiretrovirals may be too expensive for low and middle income countries. At the 19th International AIDS Conference, a medical aid group is raising concerns

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US Patent and Trademark Office Issues 10-Millionth Patent

The United States has issued its 10 millionth patent. President George Washington signed the first almost 228 years ago. A patent is an official document that gives an individual or company the right to be the only one that makes or sells a product.

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By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 26 June 2006 watch Zocor report The 20-year patent on the cholesterol-lowering drug, Zocor, expired this past Friday, opening the door to competition from cheaper, generic versions of the popular drug. But some lawmake

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I'd like to take you through this. The discussions actually began because there were some patent disputes. I know. Rather than repeating history, I'm extremely proud of both companies. They have resolved these differences in a very very professional

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Apple awarded broad patent on touch screen

SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Apple Inc. has been awarded a long sought-after patent for touch screen functionality on portable devices, a set of exclusive rights expected to play into its current litigation against its counterparts in the mobil

Google to bid for Nortel patents

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Google Inc. on Monday announced that it is bidding for patent portfolio of Nortel Networks in the bankruptcy auction for the Canadian telecommunications equipment maker. In a press release, the Toronto-based Nortel

Obama Signs Patent Reform; Campaigns for Jobs Bill

President Barack Obama has signed legislation to speed the process of approving U.S. patents. The president says the new law is part of his initiative to create jobs and stimulate economic growth. President Obama visited a high school for science and

U.S. jury finds Samsung infringed Apple's patent

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. federal court jury on Friday said it has found Samsung infringed six of Apple's patents and ordered it to pay more than 1 billion U.S. dollars in damages to Apple. The verdict was read in a U.S. district cour

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Transfer patents 专利转让 We'd like you to provide us with a technical licence to improve our present products and develop new ones. 我们想要你们提供一项技术许可证来改进我们现有的产品并开发新产品。 I hope we can sa

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Microsoft reaches Android-related patent deal with LG

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft on Thursday announced a patent licensing agreement with LG Electronics covering the South Korean manufacturer's tablets, smartphones and other consumer devices running Google's Android or Chrome operating

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By Shahnawaz Khan Srinagar 11 February 2008 After disputing control of Kashmir for more than six decades, India and Pakistan are now engaged in a squabble over a patent for Kashmir Pashmina, a product experts say is the best of its kind. Shahnawaz Kh