Intellectual property management of biosequence information from a patent searching perspective

With recent advances in biotech research tools, the use of biosequence information has greatly facilitated the R&D process in the pharmaceutical and other life sciences industries. Concurrently, it has presented substantial challenges in the management of biosequence related intellectual propert...

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Published in:World patent information 2005-09, Vol.27 (3), p.203-211
Main Authors: Yoo, Heahyun, Ramanathan, Chandra, Barcelon-Yang, Cynthia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biosequence
Biotechnology
Biotechnology Biosequence Patent sequence Pharmaceutical patents Database resources Claim structure Competitive intelligence Freedom-to-operate searches Patentability searches Validity searches
Claim structure
Competitive intelligence
Database resources
Freedom-to-operate searches
Information work
Patent sequence
Patentability searches
Pharmaceutical patents
Pharmaceutics
Validity searches
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Summary:With recent advances in biotech research tools, the use of biosequence information has greatly facilitated the R&D process in the pharmaceutical and other life sciences industries. Concurrently, it has presented substantial challenges in the management of biosequence related intellectual property, due to the dramatic increase in the amount of sequence data, the nature of claims on sequences as well as limitations in available database resources for sequence analysis and searches. This paper discusses some of these challenges in-depth, and suggests ways to alleviate difficulties associated with conducting sequence-based patent information searches.
ISSN:0172-2190
1874-690X
DOI:10.1016/j.wpi.2005.02.001