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18 January 2016Africa

Patent searching app for pharma industry launched

An individual working at India-based healthcare organisation Micro Labs has launched a mobile app which obtains relevant data on patents for pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry professionals.

Vijaykumar Shivpuje, assistant general manager at the company, has launched the app in an individual capicity. Named ‘VPATAPP’, the app connects users to free patent searching websites and includes a directory of more than 800 patent law firms worldwide.

It is free to download for Apple and Android users.

The app will be updated every quarter with the next update due in March 2016.