Colombia moves to override patent for Novartis cancer drug
The Colombian health ministry plans to override a #patent (through #CompulsoryLicense) that #Novartis holds on its widely used #Gleevec cancer treatment, the latest clash between the pharmaceutical industry and some governments over intellectual property and access to medicines.
Sony patent reveals contact lenses that can record, zoom, and playback video
In a development seemingly ripped from a Philip K. Dick sci-fi novel, #Sony has filed a #patent for a set of smart content lenses capable of recording, storing, and playing back video via the use of various eyelid movements.