"Looking into the future, while some nanotech patent litigation is
inevitable, those who have their own patents will have some leverage with
which to avoid a self-destructive IP war," said Stephen B."
The report and its underlying data set are available immediately to
clients of Lux Research's Nanotechnology Strategies advisory service.com

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Foley + Lardner LLP is a provider of legal counsel to global companies.

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patents - representing 19,485
claims -- that relate to five nanomaterials: 1) dendrimers, 2) quantum dots,
3) carbon nanotubes, 4) fullerenes, and 5 ) nanowires. Joseph Home, Cincinnati.partnersforchoice.B.

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This fact casts doubt on the commercial value of quantum dot IP.

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S. Maebius, chair of
the Nanotechnology Industry Team at Foley + Lardner LLP.

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Because so
many patents have been filed relating to nanomaterials, and so many of them
seem to overlap, companies that want to use these building blocks in products
will be forced to license patents from many different sources in order to do
so. A large number of relevant claims have been assigned from
pioneer Dow to one start-up company, Dendritic Nanotechnologies.

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Nanowire patents offer a good opportunity to license the most
important ones on an exclusive basis without worrying about IP
entanglement -- so good that start-up Nanosys has already attempted to
do it.

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"Nanotech researchers worldwide are steadily filing patents in the hopes
of creating 'tollbooths' for future products incorporating nanomaterials,"
said Lux Research Vice President of Research Matthew Nordan. The firm offers total solutions in the nanotechnology,
life sciences, automotive , e-business and information technology, energy,
financial services, food, health care, insurance , golf and resort services,
and sports industries.

Eighteen Thousand Ohio Citizens Object to Governor 's Efforts to Eliminate Essential MR/DD Program

Partners for Choice and Quality Care is an alliance of families,
individuals with disabilities, guardians, care providers and community
leaders , among others, who have come together to support public policies that
affect Ohio's citizens with developmental disabilities.205.0339

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For more information, contact: Kelly Arledge , 614.

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The patents were
reviewed manually on a claim-by-claim basis; no software automation was used . The common assumption that carbon
nanotube patents are both numerous and overlapping across all important
application categories is incorrect.

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To get connected and for more information , visit
http://www. Our Web site can be found at http://www.foley.
At risk if the program is eliminated are services now provided to nearly
8,000 individuals with mental retardation or related disabilities who now
receive services in private, county board and state-operated homes throughout
Ohio. It has offered no
such criticism of Ohio's ICF-MR program. 66, sent to the General Assembly yesterday.

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We help our clients make better decisions to profit from nanoscale
science and technology , tapping into our analysts' unique expertise and
unrivaled network.
The firm's experience encompasses a full range of corporate legal services.
"Without appropriate planning and until an alternative program with
comparable resources has been established, elimination of the ICF-MR program
could jeopardize the health and safety of individuals with MR/DD," said Sister
Marianne VanVurst, executive director, St. The current system is marked by conflict and
turmoil, the potential loss of federal funds, numerous lawsuits, lack of
clarity about roles and responsibilities, and disputes about the right of an
individual to choose their care provider.

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The bad news: Many patents issued may be
useless -- inventors have given up on a third of them by failing to pay
patent maintenance fees.

About Lux Research:
Lux Research is the world's leading nanotechnology research and advisory
firm. Our clients include top decision makers at large
corporations, portfolio managers and analysts at leading financial
institutions, CEOs of the most innovative start-ups, and visionary public
policy makers.

The full text of the petition is available at
http: //www.
The proposed elimination of the ICF-MR program is currently part of the
state budget proposal, H.

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"Nanomaterials --
the 'building blocks' of nanotechnology, like carbon nanotubes and quantum
dots -- have seen particular focus. Our comprehensive patent review shows that
the patent landscape for these materials is complex and fragmented. Budget proposal calls for elimination of Ohio 's ICF-MR program that serves
nearly 8,000 individuals with MRDD

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Advocates, caregivers, family
members and community and business leaders who oppose Governor Taft's intent
to eliminate the intermediate care facility for individuals with MR/DD
(ICF-MR) program in Ohio today registered their opposition to the measure by
delivering to the Governor 18,000 signatures on petitions detailing their
objections.

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* Nanowire patents number few and seem distinct -- but Nanosys looms
large.luxresearchinc. The federal government says our
waiver system is grossly out of compliance with federal law.

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"
To analyze the landscape of nanotechnology IP, Lux Research and Foley +
Lardner systematically reviewed 1,084 U. Firms
licensing nanotech IP should define fields of use with great care, given that
most nanotech inventions cut across multiple industries and may find
commercial applications in diverse fields.
Partners for Choice and Quality Care, a broad-based group of advocates for
people with MR/DD, will be actively working to defeat the proposal during the
legislative process.

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The team broke down patents for each nanomaterial platform by application and
rated them according to how much "white space" remains for new claims and how
entangled existing patents look, using a rigorous, quantitative methodology .
* Carbon nanotube patents look messy in electronics, but promising in
energy and healthcare and cosmetics. However, we oppose the Taft Administration's effort to eliminate
the ICF-MR program , and the forced inclusion of an additional 8,000 people
into Ohio's waiver system.

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New report from Lux Research and Foley + Lardner LLP assesses 1,084 nanotech
patents; finds that nanotech winners and losers could be decided by courts and
not consumers

NEW YORK, A gold-rush mentality has taken hold in
nanotechnology, and patents are the precious resource being hoarded."

Language from the petition included the following paragraph:
We support the availability of waivers and the individual's right to
choose them.org .

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The report concludes that:

* Dendrimers pose the biggest question mark, scoring low on white space
and freedom from entanglement for all commercially significant
applications . We want Governor
Taft to know we intend to fight to make sure that my brother can continue to
get care through the ICF-MR program, and other families also can choose an
ICF-MR for their care," she added.

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We advise
companies filing nanotech patents to go for claims of intermediate scope --
not just broad claims -- recognizing that the courts might not uphold all
broad claims, as has been the case with a number of biotech patents.com .

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nanotechnology patents had been issued with
another 1 ,777 patent applications awaiting judgment. But entrepreneurs'
ability to turn their patents into cash may be limited by crowded claims that
overlap with one another, according to a new report from Lux Research entitled
"The Nanotech Intellectual Property Landscape. "The Taft
Administration 's proposal also has the potential to cost the state significant
money -- more than $111 million each year -- from lost federal revenue alone,
making it especially ill-timed as we face the tightest state budget in
40 years.

Lee Willis, a member of the group delivering the petitions to Governor
Taft today, said, "Unless you have experienced it, you may not be able to
imagine the difficulty of placing a family member in an ICF-MR facility so
they can get the care and attention they need . Why would the Governor force
thousands of Ohio families to endure this painful process again? There is no
foreseeable benefit to anyone if this program is eliminated.

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Nanotechnology Gold Rush Yields Crowded Entangled Patents

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information on how to become a client, contact Steve Mills at (646) 723-0163.

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* Quantum dots have particularly knotty entanglement for general claims
that cover the materials themselves and not any specific application. The good news: Fullerenes show less entanglement than the
previous three categories.

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Foley + Lardner's attorneys understand today's most complex business issues
including corporate governance, securities enforcement, litigation, mergers
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" The report was developed in
partnership with patent attorneys in the nanotechnology practice at law firm
Foley + Lardner LLP.

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* Fullerenes look relatively unentangled, but crowded with abandoned
patents. "The stage is set for
a wave of cross-licensing agreements by start-ups, and bundles of IP for
specific applications licensed by groups of large corporations.