U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE GRANTS ARTES MEDICAL'S REQUEST FOR REEXAMINATION OF COMPETITOR'S PATENT

Artes Medical, a privately held specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company, announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted its request for reexamination of the Aventis patent that covers injectable skin fillers using poly-lactic-acid microspheres, marketed in the U.S. under the Sculptra trademark and in Europe as New-Fill.

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