… s proposal to ban patents for all plants obtained … to prohibit patents covering NGT plants, their material, genetic information, … counterproductive. It argues that patents are essential to foster … Rights cannot substitute for patents, as they neither protect …

… through large-scale genetic modification and patenting of seeds, … agriculture initiatives emphasise patents, large-scale … international regulation of genetic engineering initiatives is … communities. Transparency around patents and intellectual property …

… related to disease subtypes are patentable in China. However, … to be a known genetic subtype indication within the … invention. In assessing the patentability of medical use inventions … applicants. Final comments on patenting second medical use inventions …

Some of the most expensive drugs currently in use are gene therapies to treat specific diseases, and their high cost limits their availability for those who need them. Part of the reason for the cost is that the manufacturing process yields as much as 90 …

… . It’s not just about patents or copyrights — it’s about … the ACLU that challenged the patenting of genetic material — a reminder that …

… and property. While genetic resources themselves cannot be patented, inventions based on …

… were the result of a genetic lottery, meaning one deserved neither … . The result would often look patently unfair, with the undeserving getting …

Dive Brief: Merck & Co. may be able to expand use of its kidney cancer drug Welireg after it hit the main goal in two Phase 3 trials in people with less-advanced disease. In one trial, adding Welireg to Merck’s immunotherapy Keytruda following the …

Introduction Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy among older males, particularly those over 65 years of age.1 While some tumors progress slowly, others grow rapidly and metastasize early, particularly to the bones and lymph nodes.2 Managing …

… at the microbial level. Microbiome patenting wars are intensifying as companies … reduced to a line of genetic code owned by a corporation … communal is now being coded, patented and privatised. Algorithmic eating has …