Southlake, TX, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. d/b/a HeartSciences (NASDAQ:HSCS, HSCSW)) ("HeartSciences" or the "Company"), an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered medical technology company focused on transforming ECGs/EKGs to save lives through earlier detection of heart disease, today announced that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office Application No. 3,000,369 has been granted by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.
Andrew Simpson, Chief Executive Officer of HeartSciences, commented, "Millions of conventional ECG's are performed worldwide every week and AI-ECG technology is set to change medicine by providing the opportunity to detect heart disease earlier and more effectively, while reducing treatment costs. We are pleased to receive this latest patent grant in Canada. Over recent years we have conscientiously built an extensive international intellectual property portfolio across major markets which we expect will provide competitive advantage and intrinsic corporate value as AI is set to drive significant growth in the ECG market to $25 billion per year by 20321."
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued eight utility patents and one design patent to HeartSciences, with patent expiration dates ranging from March 2031 through August 2040. In addition, HeartSciences has 14 international design registrations and 19 international utility patents granted in jurisdictions such as China, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Mexico, ...