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Consumer Watchdog, PPF Seek Invalidation of WARF's Stem Cell Patent

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Public interest groups Consumer Watchdog and the Public Patent Foundation said Tuesday that they have asked a federal appeals court to invalidate a patent held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation covering human embryonic stem cells.

IP Update: Sysmex, 23andMe, Korean Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, and More
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Sysmex of Hyogo, Japan, has received US Patent No. 8,187,809, "Method for judging lymph node metastasis of stomach cancer and kit used therefor." A marker is provided that is capable of diagnosing the lymph node metastasis of stomach cancer.

IP Update: University College Dublin; Nanostorage; Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation; and More
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University College Dublin of Dublin, Ireland, has received US Patent No. 8,116,551, "Method and system for image analysis." A method for determining the level of expression of objects of interest using an automated image analysis system is claimed.

IP Roundup: Oct 4, 2011
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Canon of Tokyo has received US Patent No. 8,025,853, "Biochemical processing apparatus." The apparatus includes a stage for receiving a biochemical reaction cartridge.

IP Roundup: Aug 30, 2011
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Chung Hua University of Hsinchu, Taiwan, has received US Patent No.