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Commentary

The "real world" barriers and solutions to Candida vaccine patent prosecutions

An analysis of US Patent and Trademark Office actions on related applications

Pages 1443-1449 | Received 13 Jun 2012, Accepted 20 Jun 2012, Published online: 16 Aug 2012

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