title: Patent protection for protein structure analysis.
abstract: Three national patent offices have consulted on patents that cover protein three-dimensional structural data and pharmacophores, with significant implications for the biotechnology industry.
authors.affiliation: Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan. shimbo@postman.riken.ac.jp
authors.forename: Itsuki
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shimbo
authors.forename: Rie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sumikura
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000639:trends; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D007391:International Cooperation; D010330:Patents as Topic; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins