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Week ending Aug. 8: 7 patents granted in Evanston

There were seven patents granted in Evanston in the week ending Aug. 8, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

This is five more than the week before. Patents included a spiro-lactam nmda receptor modulators and uses thereof.

The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending Aug. 8 belonged to Northwestern University who filed in Oct. 6, 2017.

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 Evanston in the week ending Aug. 8

Applicant NameFiling DateGranted Date
Aptinyx, Inc.08/09/201908/03/2021
Dizpersion Corporation12/23/201908/03/2021
Northwestern University10/14/201908/03/2021
Northwestern University04/03/202008/03/2021
Northwestern University10/06/201708/03/2021
Northwestern University01/09/202008/03/2021
Vishaal B. Verma05/05/202008/03/2021

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