Company: CSCIF
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001641172-25-003456
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Company: COSCIENS Biopharma Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 3
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 our products or methods may be found to infringe, or patents of which we are aware and believe we do not infringe, but which we may ultimately be found to infringe. Moreover, patent applications and their underlying discoveries are in some cases maintained in secrecy until patents are issued. Because patents can take many years to issue, there may be currently pending applications of which we are unaware that may later result in issued patents that our products or technologies are found to infringe. Moreover, there may be published pending applications that do not currently include a claim covering our products or technologies, but, which nonetheless, provide support for a later drafted claim that, if issued, our products or technologies could be found to infringe.
 

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If we infringe or are alleged to infringe intellectual property rights of third parties, it will adversely affect our business. Third parties may own or control these patents or patent applications in the U.S. and abroad. These third parties could bring claims against us or our collaborators that would cause us to incur substantial expenses and, if successful against us, could cause us to pay substantial damages. Further, if a patent infringement suit were brought against us or our collaborators, we or they could be forced to stop or delay research, development, manufacturing or sales of the product or product candidate that is the subject of the suit.
 
The biopharmaceutical industry has produced a proliferation of patents, and it is not always clear to industry participants, including us, which patents cover various types of products. The coverage of patents is subject to interpretation by the courts, and the interpretation is not always uniform. In the event of infringement or violation of another party’s patent or other intellectual property rights, we may not be able to enter into licensing arrangements or make other arrangements at a reasonable cost. Any inability to secure licenses or alternative technology could result in delays in the introduction of our products or lead to prohibition of the manufacture or sale of products by us or our partners and collaborators.
 
Patent litigation is costly and time consuming and may subject us to liabilities.
 
If we become involved in any patent litigation, interference, opposition, re-examination or other administrative proceedings, we will likely incur substantial expenses in connection therewith, and the efforts of our technical and management personnel will be significantly diverted. In addition, an adverse determination in litigation could subject us to significant liabilities.
 
We may not obtain trademark registrations for our current or future products.
 
We have filed applications for trademark registrations relating to avenanthramide, oat beta gluc