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Patent & Trademark Office: Gen-Probe Seeks 1-Year Patent Term Extension for Aptima HPV Assay With the Panther System
December 04, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSFR) -- Gen-Probe Inc., San Diego, California, the entity owning the patent for the medical device known by trade name Aptima(R) HPV Assay with the Panther(R) System and a method for its use, filed an application with the U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office for a one-year interim extension of the patent's term.

The patent subject to this request is U.S. Patent No. 8,785,125 (the '125 patent). The application was filed under 35 U.S. . . .

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