Significant Cases
- Pfizer Lipitor Patent (see Atorvastatin)
- Microsoft FAT patent (see File Allocation Table)
- Columbia Cotransformation Patent (see Richard Axel)
- Forgent Networks JPEG Related Patent (see Forgent Networks)
- Breast Cancer Gene Patents (see BRCA1)
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