Medical Use Patent

G‑VI, 7.1 First or further medical use of known products

https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/guidelines/e/g_vi_7_1.htm

Where a substance or composition is already known to have been used in a "first medical use", it may still be patentable under Art. 54 (5) for any second or further use in a method according to Art. 53 (c), provided that said use is novel and inventive. Art. 54 (4) and (5) …

European patent protection for medical uses of known …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-022-01269-3

The 252 medical use patents in which the EPC 2000 claim is the only independent claim and with families spanning 20 or more countries (S8) were manually …

‘Importance of second medical use protection is growing’

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The importance of second medical uses for the individual companies as well as for the overall system is of growing importance. Another factor is the increasing significance of personalized drugs. A …

Medical Patent: Everything You Need to Know - UpCounsel

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A medical patent refers to a form of patent that protects owners of medical intellectual property against infringement. It prevents other individuals or entities from producing, …

Frequently Asked Questions on Patents and Exclusivity

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Second Medical Use Claims - Kashish Intellectual Property Group

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The second medical use patent may address the following concerns: The use of a known drug to treat a new disease (“Known drug/new disease”) In most patent claims, the …

Clarifying the patentability of medical use inventions in …

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EPO’s views on medical use patents have evolved over the years. Historically, for the second medical use patent, since the above-mentioned exception in …

Second medical use claims in pharmaceutical patents - IAM

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If second medical use patents are properly drafted and litigated correctly, they are unlikely to be toothless tigers and should certainly be worth the effort. The …

First medical use claims in European patent applications

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Article 54 (4) of the European Patent Convention (EPC), dealing with first medical use claims, provides that it is possible to claim a known substance or …

Patent | definition of patent by Medical dictionary

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patent. (păt′nt) n. a. A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time. b. …