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        | Category | Orthopedics | 
    
        | Manuscript Type | Minireviews | 
    
        | Article Title | Patents and intellectual property in orthopaedics and arthroplasty | 
    
        | Manuscript Source | Unsolicited Manuscript | 
    
        | All Author List | Chika Edward Uzoigwe and Shoaib Ahmed | 
    
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        | Corresponding Author | Chika Edward Uzoigwe, MBChB, MRCP, Doctor, Doctor, Medicine, Harcout House, 8 Harcourt Crescent, Sheffield S10 1DG, United Kingdom. chika@doctors.org.uk | 
    
        | Key Words | Patent; Arthroplasty; Patent trolling; Implant approval; Intellectual property; Health care costs | 
    
        | Core Tip | Patents for the most successful orthopaedic implants are due to expire. This provides a novel opportunity to transform healthcare and the accessibility of arthroplasty devices. | 
    
        | Citation | Uzoigwe CE, Shoaib A. Patents and intellectual property in arthroplasty and orthopaedics. World J Orthop 2020; 11(1): 1-9 | 
    
    
        
    
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                    |  | Received |  | 2018-11-03 08:57 | 
    
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                    |  | Peer-Review Started |  | 2018-11-05 01:44 | 
    
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                    |  | To Make the First Decision |  | 2019-01-07 00:43 | 
    
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                    |  | Return for Revision |  | 2019-01-11 09:23 | 
    
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                    |  | Revised |  | 2019-05-23 20:03 | 
    
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                    |  | Second Decision |  | 2019-11-05 02:38 | 
    
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                    |  | Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief |  |  | 
    
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                    |  | Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief |  | 2019-11-07 21:11 | 
    
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                    |  | Articles in Press |  | 2019-11-07 21:11 | 
    
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                    |  | Typeset the Manuscript |  | 2019-12-24 07:37 | 
        
        
            
                | ISSN | 2218-5836 (online) | 
            
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                | Copyright | © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. | 
            
            
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