Patent protection for protein structure analysis.
Three national patent offices have consulted on patents that cover protein three-dimensional structural data and pharmacophores, with significant implications for the biotechnology industry.
Shimbo
Itsuki
I
Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan. shimbo@postman.riken.ac.jp
Nakajima
Rie
R
Yokoyama
Shigeyuki
S
Sumikura
Koichi
K
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
D011506:Proteins