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Methods for treating, preventing, and reducing the risk of the onset of Alzheimer's disease using an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor
United States Patent  6,472,421 / Wolozin / October 29, 2002

Inventors:  Wolozin; Benjamin (Hinsdale, IL)
Assignee: Nymox Corporation (St. Laurent, CA)
Appl. No.:  190439
Filed:  November 13, 1998

[USPTO Record] [Inventor contact] [Related Articles: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 ]

Predictive diagnostic for Alzheimer's disease
United States Patent  6,465,195 / Holtzman , et al. / October 15, 2002

Inventors:  Holtzman; David M. (St. Louis, MO); Niven; Anne Fagan (St. Louis, MO)
Assignee: Washington University (St. Louis, MO)
Appl. No.:  753130
Filed:  December 29, 2000

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Modulators of expression and function of LRP in Alzheimer's disease
United States Patent 6,447,775 / Strickland , et al. / September 10, 2002

Inventors: Strickland; Dudley K. (Olney, MD); Hyman; Bradley T. (Swampscott, MA); Kounnas; Maria Z. (San Diego, CA); Moir; Robert D. (Boston, MA); Tanzi; Rudolph E. (Hull, MA); Rebeck; G. William (Somerville, MA)
Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, MA); American National Red Cross (Falls Church, VA)
Appl. No.: 441063
Filed: November 16, 1999

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Methods for determining risk of Alzheimer's disease
United States Patent 6,440,387 / Yankner , et al. / August 27, 2002

Inventors: Yankner; Bruce A. (West Newton, MA); Nadeau; Philip (Boston, MA)
Assignee: Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, MA)
Appl. No.: 239387
Filed: January 28, 1999

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Assay to identify compounds that alter apolipoprotein E expression
United States Patent 6,428,950 / Cordell , et al. / August 6, 2002

Inventors: Cordell; Barbara (Palo Alto, CA); Xu; Qiang (Cupertino, CA); Naidu; Asha (Fremont, CA); Paul; Steven M. (Carmel, IN); Bales; Kelly R. (Cloverdale, IN)
Assignee: Scios Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA); Eli Lilly & Co. (Indianapolis, IN)
Appl. No.: 447452
Filed: November 22, 1999

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Method of forcing the reverse transport of cholesterol from a body part to the liver while avoiding harmful disruptions of hepatic cholesterol homeostasis, and pharmaceutical compositions and kit related thereto
United States Patent 6,367,479 / Williams / April 9, 2002

Inventors: Williams; Kevin Jon (Wynnewood, PA)
Assignee: Esperion LUV Development, Inc. (Ann Arbor, MI)
Appl. No.: 060642
Filed: April 15, 1998

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Regulation of the cell cycle by sterols
United States Patent 6,261,760 / Fielding , et al. / July 17, 2001

Inventors: Fielding; Christopher J. (Mill Valley, CA); Fielding; Phoebe E. (Mill Valley, CA)
Assignee: The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, CA)
Appl. No.: 264693
Filed: March 8, 1999

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Methods for decreasing beta amyloid protein
United States Patent 6,080,778 / Yankner , et al. / June 27, 2000

Inventors: Yankner; Bruce A. (West Newton, MA); Nadeau; Philip (Boston, MA)
Assignee: Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, MA)
Appl. No.: 046235
Filed: March 23, 1998

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Inhibitors of cholesterol esterase
United States Patent 6,034,255 / Deck , et al. / March 7, 2000

Inventors: Deck; Lorraine (Albuquerque, NM); Vander Jagt; David L. (Albuquerque, NM)
Assignee: University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)
Appl. No.: 291990
Filed: April 15, 1999

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Method of forcing the reverse transport of cholesterol from a body part to the liver while avoiding harmful disruptions of hepatic cholesterol homeostasis
United States Patent 6,079,416 / Williams / June 27, 2000

Inventors: Williams; Kevin Jon (425 Wister Rd., Wynnewood, PA 19096)
Appl. No.: 060646
Filed: April 15, 1998

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Methods of regulating CETP genes, enzymes and other compound, and pharmaceutical composition therefor
United States Patent 5,948,435 / Williams / September 7, 1999

Inventors: Williams; Kevin Jon (Wynnewood, PA)
Assignee: Talaria Therapeutics, Inc. (West Conshohocken, PA)
Appl. No.: 850921
Filed: May 2, 1997

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Method of suppressing a rise in LDL concentrations after administration of an agent having small acceptors
United States Patent 5,858,400 / Williams / January 12, 1999

Inventors: Williams; Kevin Jon (Wynnewood, PA)
Assignee: Talaria Therapeutics, Inc. (West Conshohocken, PA)
Appl. No.: 731257
Filed: October 11, 1996

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Antemortem diagnostic test for alzheimer's disease
United States Patent 5,631,168 / Growdon , et al. / May 20, 1997

Inventors: Growdon; John H. (Chestnut Hill, MA); Nitsch; Roger M. (Boston, MA); Wurtman; Richard J. (Boston, MA)
Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Appl. No.: 353960
Filed: December 12, 1994

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Use of coenzyme Q₁₀ in combination with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor therapies
United States Patent 5,316,765 / Folkers , et al. * / May 31, 1994

Inventors: Folkers; Karl A. (Austin, TX); Langsjoen; Per H. (Temple, TX); Willis; Richard A. (Austin, TX)
Assignee: Karl Folkers Foundation for Biomedical and Clinical Research (Austin, TX)
[*] Notice: The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to January 21, 2009 has been disclaimed.
Appl. No.: 762312
Filed: September 19, 1991

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Pharmaceutical compositions and method for preparing phosphatidylserine compositions useful in treating central nervous system disorders without effects on blood coagulation
United States Patent 4,595,680 / della Valle , et al. / June 17, 1986

Inventors: della Valle; Francesco (Padua, IT); Romeo; Aurelio (Rome, IT)
Assignee: FIDIA, S.p.A. (Abano Terme, IT)
Appl. No.: 599341
Filed: April 12, 1984

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Patenting basic research: myths and realities.
Kirschenbaum SR.
Nature Neurosci. Nov 2002 5 Suppl: p. 1025-7
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Fine Tuning: Start a Business, Don't Sell Out.
Portman S.
The Scientist 24 Feb 2003 17(4): p. 53
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IP Policies and Serving the Public.
Beachy RN.
Science 24 Jan 2003 299: p. 473
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Science and the law: Working Through the Patent Problem.
Walsh JP, Arora A, Cohen WM.
Science 14 Feb 2003 299: p. 1021
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Patents in news 

Intellectual property: Judge Turns Rochester's Golden Patent Into Lead.
Malakoff D.
Science 14 Mar 2003 299: p. 1638-9
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Patents and the Research Exemption.
Resnik D.
Science 7 Feb 2003 299: p. 821-2
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Researchers caught in dispute over transgenic mice patents.
Dalton R.
Nature 23 March 2000 404: p. 319-20
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Mayo and the mouse.
Younkin SG, Stoddard S.
Nature 20 April 2000 404: p. 809
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Patent suit on Alzheimer's mouse rejected.
Dalton R.
Nature 29 June 2000 405: p. 989
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...but controversy over rights lingers on.
Dalton R.
Nature 29 June 2000 405: p. 989
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