This is unchanged from the week before. Patents included a host cells and methods for producing toluene biochemically.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending Aug. 8 belonged to Michelle Fisher who filed in Aug. 24, 2012.
The number of approved patents in the U.S. grew steadily from roughly 225,000 in 2009 to more than 285,000 in 2019. The number of patents approved suffered a slight downturn in 2020.
Gene Quinn with IPWatchdog said the system underneath patents have become unwieldy, specifically for medical innovations.
Patents granted in Oakland in the week ending Aug. 8
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Andria V. Rodrigues | 02/26/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| Catherine Claire Newman | 05/01/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| Hadal, Inc. | 05/14/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| Michelle Fisher | 08/24/2012 | 08/03/2021 |
| The Clorox Company | 07/02/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| The Regents of the University of California | 09/11/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| The Regents of the University of California | 03/11/2021 | 08/03/2021 |
| The Regents of the University of California | 12/11/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| The Regents of the University of California | 06/29/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| The Regents of the University of California | 09/06/2017 | 08/03/2021 |
| The Regents of the University of California | 05/17/2017 | 08/03/2021 |
| The Regents of the University of California | 11/23/2016 | 08/03/2021 |
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