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The article presents an overview of the significant contribution of Jude Iroh, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, on the field of materials science in the U.S. It mentions the provisional patent application filed by Iroh at the Patent Office for a polymer-based film. It further highlights the properties of the film, including its transparency and conductivity, that will potentially replace the substance called Indium Tin Oxide (ITO).

The article informs that NovaBone Putty has been approved by the U.S. Patent Office to be used in orthopedic, dental and craniofacial surgeries. It further informs that NovaBone Putty has been developed by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. along with NovaBone Products LLC. It further informs that biomedical engineering has led to the development of NovaBone products.

The article announces that KFx Medical Corp. has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent Office regarding claims from an additional knotless double row rotator cuff repair patent application used in orthopedic sports medicine. The new AppianFx line of implants from KFx helps in reattaching tissue to and in bone in shoulder, knee, foot and ankle procedures which when combined exceed over one million annual surgical procedures in the U.S.

The article provides information on a motion filed by Schiff Nutrition International Inc., Aker BioMarine Antarctic USA Inc. and Aker BioMarine ASA to stay the lawsuit for patent infringement filed by Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. The lawsuit alleges Schiff MegaRed infringes U.S. Patent which was issued to Neptune in October 2011. The motion to stay filing follows the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) grant of Aker's request for re-examination of the '348 patent.

The article focuses on an announcement made by biotechnology firm Cleveland BioLabs Inc. regarding the allowance of two patent applications by the U.S. Patent Office, and mentions that the patent will provide protection to company's services like oncology therapeutic.