Patent Expiration of Rilutek to Cause Negative Growth in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Treatment Market by 2018

Patent Expiration of Rilutek to Cause Negative Growth in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Treatment Market by 2018 is a new market research publication announced by Reportstack. The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatment market value will decline from $64 million in 2013 to $38 million by 2018, at a negative Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10.05%.

The company’s latest report states that the largest factor in this decline, which will occur over seven major markets (7MM: the US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, and Japan), will be the patent expiration of Rilutek (riluzole), the only approved therapy for ALS.

As a consequence, it forecasts that the ALS treatment market in the US is set to suffer a substantial reduction in sales over the forecast period, from $38 million in 2013 to $16 million by 2020, at a negative CAGR of 16.10%.

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MyScript® To Bring Power Of Handwriting To iOS 8

MyScript®, the acknowledged market leader in accurate, high-performance handwriting recognition and digital ink management technology, announces the support of MyScript handwriting recognition technology for iOS 8.

MyScript technology provides a versatile and natural way for users to leverage handwritten input on iOS devices. For the upcoming iOS 8 release, MyScript is readying two input panel applications that offer user friendly alternatives to keyboard entry. The apps will be available on the App Store. The core technology can be leveraged by developers to create applications for iOS 8 including note-taking applications, music notation programs, education applications, games and more.

The first input panel application in development for iOS 8 allows real-time text input using fingertip and stylus. The auto scrolling input panel will provide an alternative to onscreen and physical keyboard in any application requiring text entry such as email, text editor, calendar, web browser, SMS, MMS, etc. Handwritten input will be converted into digital text in real time in the active application. The input panel will allow the user to leverage intuitive gestures for easy editing. Words and sentences will be quickly moved, split, joined, overwritten, and erased. To help users write long words and phrases, the writing area will scroll over progressively.

The second app under development for iOS 8 allows superimposed character input. This input panel allows users to continuously and quickly write characters on top of each other, making short text entry convenient and efficient. Users will be able to easily input phone numbers, look up names in address books, compose tweets, and write chat or SMS messages with their fingertips. Handwriting will be captured at rotations up to 40°, allowing for greater flexibility for mobile users. The handwritten input will be instantly recognized, converted to digital text, and sent to the target application.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2028131#ixzz36ILY7qdx

MasterCard Patent Would Add Bitcoin To Global Shopping Cart

http://seekingalpha.com/article/2293465-mastercard-patent-would-add-bitcoin-to-global-shopping-cart

Global financial services giant MasterCard (MA) has filed a patent that would seek to incorporate bitcoin into its design for a planned global online shopping cart.

Entitled 'Payment Interchange For Use With Global Shopping Cart', the filing was submitted by the New York company to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in March 2013.

The patent application is part of a series of filings related to MasterCard's effort to build a global online shopping cart catering to online shoppers.

This global shopping cart would be based on each store offering its own individual cart, thereby making it easier for consumers to dedicate carts to larger projects, such as weddings or home renovations.