Principles and Practice of Pharmaceutical Medicine

A relatively simple example explains this con- cept. A manufacturer has obtained a patent for and wishes to sell a chair with tw ...

outcomes when the inventor tries to obtain patent protection for the same invention in different coun- tries. But generally, the ...

Of course, this three-prong approach is much easier to enunciate than to practice. Consequently, much time and effort is typical ...

comparison in some assay of the prior art and claimed compounds. 48.6 Short biography of a patent application With the understan ...

procedural system similar to that in the United States). In the EPO, Japan and many other coun- tries, an Allowance does not aut ...

EPO filing has several advantages. Procedurally, it is the simplest, as there is only one filing, one prosecution and one set of ...

recognition that present day science has its limita- tions. Until the better microscope is built (and patented), we simply canno ...

applications are filed in the US Patent Office at about the same time and much the same subject matter is determined by the Exam ...

another example of the difficulties which arise when technology races ahead of society’s capacity to even understand that there ...

49 Fraud and Misconduct in Clinical Research Jane Barrett 49.1 Introduction Research misconduct strikes at the very heart of sci ...

research or deliberate, dangerous or negligent devia- tions from accepted practices in carrying out research. It includes failur ...

saying, ‘The head of department’s name is always put on reports out of politeness. I was not part of this work, but I have alway ...

Deception: the deliberate concealment of a conflict of interest or inclusion of deliberately misleading statements in research f ...

13 visit dates coincided with the investigator’s own holiday. Some of the ECGs and X-rays had been tampered with to remove dates ...

accused of it that all National Health Service (NHS) Trusts and universities in the United King- dom have published clear polici ...

alleged scientific dishonesty. The responsibility for investigation and actions to be taken against those found guilty remains f ...

(NPRI) received funding in a joint venture headed by UK Universities and the Department of Health/ NHS. It is hoped that it will ...

49.8 What can be done to prevent fraud? Research Governance In 2000 in the United Kingdom, the Research Governance Framework for ...

complaint in the form of a Statutory Declaration is made, and they have no authority to deal with nonmedical research personnel. ...

acceptance of the application of the same rules, no matter who sponsors research, whether it be indus- try or academia. Most cli ...