Frisbee Plastics, the original molder. After learning that he could produce his own disc more cheaply, in 1955 Morrison designed a new model, the Pluto Platter, the archetype of all modern flying discs. He sold the rights to Wham-O on January 23, 1957, and in 1958 Morrison was awarded U.S. Design Patent D183,626 for his product. In June 1957, Wham-O co-founders Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin gave the disc the brand name "Frisbee" (pronounced "friz'-bee") after learning that Northeastern college students were calling the Pluto Platter by that term, which derived from the name of the Connecticut-based pie manufacturer, Frisbie
Generic pharmaceutical price decay have expired. These may include both product and process patents, and most products can get a further two years of patent life with a SPC supplementary protection certificate and a few may get a further six months with a pediatric extension.� Generic pharmaceutical price decay Generic pharmaceutical price decay is what happens (in the UK) once the originator brand has lost its patent exclusivity (patent expiry) and generic versions of the originator brand have been launched. The number of license holders entering the market is controlled by the ease of manufacture and the number of companies making the active pharmaceutical