evergreening

Many recommendations from the Evergreening report were implemented.

Review the division's proposed evergreening schedule with regard to replacing existing computers.

In terms of future evergreening strategies, patent holders may:

To ensure the program stayed relevant and current, an Integrity Evergreening review process was introduced in 2004.

If the project is worth finishing, this kind of evergreening is an efficient use of resources.

The suspicion is that branded companies use delaying tactics to extend the patent life of their products, a process known as 'evergreening'.

Evergreening had two effects.

Evergreening is updating the curriculum.

Evergreening strategy and funding; review of all passport records by data quality analysis team; integrate information technology and hire more experienced technical staff.

Evergreening allows companies to add patents to existing products, thus delaying indefinitely the manufacture of cheaper generic substitutes.

These partnerships were critical to the development of the Geomatics Technology Roadmap and will be equally crucial to its evergreening.

They have been valuing impaired assets at more realistic levels, discouraging evergreening of loans, retaining earnings and raising capital in the financial markets.

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• Facilitate the evergreening of digital assets (when should assets be migrated to new formats or new media)

Final development activities are expected to be completed in 2005 as part of ongoing evergreening activities undertaken by the CIO Sector.

But Sara Radcliffe, BIO's acting executive vice president for health, said the law specifically prohibits evergreening.

The FTC recommended only one evergreening injunction against a potential generic market entrant be permitted per product, and an expedited process of resolving such claims.

Each patent list is audited (for example as to whether potential inclusions are mere 'evergreening' attempts) by the Office of Patented Medicines and Liaison.

"Evergreening is fast becoming a real issue for our system," said Parkland's Associate Superintendent - Business and Finance Tom Olson.

Introduction of Evergreening and sustainability plan and program to ensure refreshing of program and integration of values and ethics practices in the working culture.

There was also controversy over the evergreening of pharmaceutical drug patents and access to essential medicines under the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement.

• Radio evergreening has been initiated throughout all RCMP divisions to replace radio system components, including end-of-life radios, repeaters and test equipment.

The standard is aimed at preventing a practice known as evergreening, in which a pharmaceutical company makes minor changes to an existing drug to gain a new patent, and many more years of protection from generic competition.

Linkage evergreening refers to the process whereby pharmaceutical safety, quality and efficacy regulators are required to 'link' their normal evaluation with an assessment of whether an impending generic product may infringe an existing patent.

However, the Regulations have been interpreted literally, and such stalling tactics as evergreening – which lead to delays in the marketing of certain generic medicines – have jeopardized the effectiveness of this system.