Word: invalidity
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...loved nature, Thee took him camping and encouraged his interest in biology and dissection. Mittie was not so enthusiastic. Dead-animal stink and the reeking chemicals used to preserve hides upset the decorum of her parlor. But nature and the science of nature were the solace of Roosevelt's invalid childhood, a refuge where he could achieve intellectual mastery at a young age. Under his father's loving tutelage, T.R. fashioned himself into a naturalist whose specimens can be viewed in museums today; scientists later welcomed him as an equal into their debates about how to classify species...
RESIGNED. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, 36, prominent Somali-born Dutch parliament member and outspoken opponent of Islamic extremism; after officials, citing a TV report detailing Hirsi Ali's misrepresentation of her name and birth date on her 1992 asylum application, declared her passport invalid, despite Hirsi Ali's previous public acknowledgment of the falsifications; in The Hague. Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk was widely criticized for her treatment of the women's advocate and forced to back down, but Hirsi Ali, who has endured death threats because of her views, said she planned to leave the Netherlands. She is expected to join...
...Lilly must pay the plaintiffs damages of $65.2 million, as well as additional royalties based on future sales of the two drugs until the patent expires in 2019, the jury ruled. Harvard will receive a portion of those royalties. The drug company, however, argued that the patent is invalid because it covers a naturally-occurring biological process. Spokesman Joe Wrinn wrote in an e-mail yesterday that the University is pleased with the jury’s findings. But the biggest winner yesterday was Ariad Pharmaceuticals, a small firm that was exclusively licensed the patent by Harvard...
...patent was awarded, according to Laurie A. Allen, senior vice president for legal and business development at Ariad. Eli Lilly, maker of the popular antidepressant Prozac, disputes the claims and asserts that the suit is without merit. “We believe Ariad’s patent is invalid, not infringed and unenforcable,” spokeswoman Terra Fox wrote in a statement. In a court brief, Eli Lilly argues that the institutions had patented “natural, scientific principles,” making their claims invalid. The scientists’ discovery, Eli Lilly states in court filings...
...Backed into a political corner, Thaksin tried to put a positive spin Monday on the poll results, claiming a victory despite the mounting pile of spoiled and ?No Vote? ballots. But his bravado didn?t last long, particularly since he also faces a constitutional logjam over invalid races for 39 parliamentary seats that must be run again on April 23. As rumors swirled of his likely successors, Thaksin flew Tuesday afternoon to meet revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej at his seaside palace before making his brief farewell address. In it, he referred to the auspicious 60th anniversary of the king...