Posts Tagged: "analgesic"

J&J Seeks Ridiculously Broad Patent on Method of Treating Pain

Essentially you take a topical analgesic, cool it, remove it from the cooling environment and then apply. If this claim gets patented it will be extraordinarily embarrassing for the USPTO. But what exactly was Johnson & Johnson thinking when they tried to obtain coverage with this ridiculously broad claim? Just several weeks ago they were in front of Congress complaining about specious patent claims being brought in litigation.