title: The patentability of medicinal inventions related to personalized medicine in Japan.
abstract: Several amendments of the examination guidelines for medicinal inventions may be good news for pharmaceutical companies.
authors.affiliation: Research Priority Committee, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan. shimbo@riken.jp
authors.forename: Itsuki
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shimbo
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cobden
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sumikura
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods; D018973:Intellectual Property; D007564:Japan; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D008511:Medicine; D010330:Patents as Topic; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations