title: Shortened life spans of biotech pioneer patents in Japan: a lesson from the DNA chip.
authors.affiliation: Intellectual Property Division, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aida
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007564:Japan; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D010067:Ownership / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends*; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*