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Article: Gene Shears triumph in European ribozyme patent battle
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- January 27, 2000
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AAP General News (Australia)
01-27-2000
Gene Shears triumph in European ribozyme patent battle
Gene Shears triumph in European ribozyme patent battle
CANBERRA, Australia, January 27, /MediaNet International - AsiaNet/ -- Gene Shears
Pty Ltd announced that the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office has
affirmed the validity of the claims in Gene Shears' European patent covering the
broad use of its proprietary hammerhead ribozyme technology.
Under European patent laws, granted patents are subject to a review period
during which an opposing party may challenge the granted patent on a variety
of grounds. Following a patent opposition filed by Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. ...