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by Ted Agres

BIOBUSINESS

I'll See You In Court
Universities on the bumpy road to technology transfer can end up in litigation with pharma, biotech, and even their own scientists

Email: Ted Agres - tagres@the-scientist.com
The Scientist 2005, 19(12):39

Published 20 June 2005

The University of Rochester thought it had struck pay dirt on April 11, 2000, when it was awarded a broad patent covering inhibitors of the enzyme cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) based on the work of researchers Donald Young, Michael K. O'Banion, and Virginia D. Winn.[1] That same day the university filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical giants G.D. Searle & Co. (subsequently Pharmacia and Pfizer), and later Monsanto, alleging that the blockbuster drugs Celebrex and Bextra infringed on its pioneering patent.


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