One quarter into the new fiscal year, more than a dozen Vanderbilt technologies have been awarded patent protection by the USPTO. The four newest, which were issued throughout the month of September, include:
Four new patents protecting Vanderbilt intellectual property were assigned during the month of August. The technologies represent fields such as neuroscience, cellular biology, molecular biology, cancer therapy, and diagnostics.
Five Vanderbilt inventions received patent protection from the USPTO in July. The technologies represent a variety of fields, including cell biology, molecular biology, cancer therapy, neuroscience, and vaccine production, among others.
Last week, the Obama Administration announced a string of executive actions and legislative recommendations in an attempt to “protect innovators from frivolous litigation and ensure the highest-quality patents in our system,” as stated in the online White House Briefing Room.
