Law360 (November 17, 2004, 12:00 AM EST) -- The European Patent Office has dealt a huge blow to German industrial conglomerate Linde AG by invalidating a patent that gave it exclusive European rights to the use of nitric oxide in the treatment of respiratory failure.
The decision is a victory for rivals Air Products of the U.S. and Air Liquide of France, which have been challenging the patent for six years. Air Products first objected to the issuance of the European patent in 1998, but the EPO rejected this action in a decision dated...
European Patent Office Invalidates Patent For Nitric Oxide
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