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. 2021 Jan 6;3:1. doi: 10.1186/s42238-020-00057-7

Table 7.

Patents on medical cannabis most cited by patent examiners

Title and patent or patent application no. Main topic Assignee Priority date Citations

US6403126

Cannabinoid extraction method (US6403126B1 - Cannabinoid extraction method - Google Patents n.d.)

Extraction WEBSAR INNOVATIONS 2001 160

US20020111377

Transdermal delivery of cannabinoids (US20020111377A1 - Transdermal delivery of cannabinoids - Google Patents n.d.)

Delivery mode KENTUCKY ECONOMIC DEV FINANCE AUTHORITY 2001 91

US20110052694A1

Use of cannabidiol prodrugs in topical and transdermal administration with microneedles (US20110052694A1 - Use of cannabidiol prodrugs in topical and transdermal administration with microneedles - Google Patents n.d.)

Delivery mode ZYNERBA PHARM 2010 90

WO2009007697A1

New pharmaceutical formulation comprising cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabidivarin (WO2009007697A1 - New pharmaceutical formulation comprising cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabidivarin - Google Patents n.d.)

Formulation GW Pharma 2008 70

US20040049059A1

Method for producing an extract from cannabis plant matter, containing a tetrahydrocannabinol and a cannabidiol and cannabis extracts (US20040049059A1 - Method for producing an extract from cannabis plant matter, containing a tetrahydrocannabinol and a cannabidiol and cannabis extracts - Google Patents n.d.)

Extraction BIONORICA ETHICS GmbH 2004 73

US6113940

Cannabinoid patch and method for cannabis transdermal delivery (US6113940A - Cannabinoid patch and method for cannabis transdermal delivery - Google Patents n.d.)

Delivery mode PATCHTEK INC 1997 68

US6949582

Method of relieving analgesia and reducing inflammation using a cannabinoid delivery topical liniment (US6949582B1 - Method of relieving analgesia and reducing inflamation using a cannabinoid delivery topical liniment - Google Patents n.d.)

Delivery mode and treatment WALTER H WALLACE 2005 72

US20060039959

Film-shaped mucoadhesive administration forms for administering cannabis agents (US20060039959A1 - Film-shaped mucoadhesive administration forms for administering cannabis agents - Google Patents n.d.)

Delivery mode LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME AG 1991 64

US5227537

Method for the production of 6,12-dihydro-6-hydroxy-cannabidiol and the use thereof for the production of trans-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (US5227537A - Method for the production of 6,12-dihydro-6-hydroxy-cannabidiol and the use thereof for the production of trans-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol - Google Patents n.d.)

Production of synthetic cannabinoid HEINRICH MACK NACHF. 1993 61

WO2017026897A1

Extraction device and an extraction method for extraction of cannabis (WO2017026897A1 - Extraction device and an extraction method for extraction of cannabis - Google Patents n.d.)

Extraction BRUINING, WERNARD ERNEST 2015 4