title: Intellectual property protection of molecules/proteins/genes/natural products: will recent case law change patent practice in the pharmaceutical industry?
authors.affiliation: SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Komatani
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products; D004345:Drug Industry; D005796:Genes; D018973:Intellectual Property; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D011506:Proteins
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D011506:Proteins
keywords: DNA; biological; biosimilar; chemical; compound; drug; enforcement; gene; generic; molecule; natural product; nucleic acid; patent; patent eligibility; patentability; portfolio; protein