title: Personalized medicine: its implications and its impact on patents.
authors.affiliation: Senior Consultant, Former Head of Patent Department, German Patent & Trademark Office, Galileiplatz 1, 81675 Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.affiliation: European Patent Attorney, Patentanwalt, Galileiplatz 1, 81675 Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bublak
mesh_terms: D004358:Drug Therapy; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D010330:Patents as Topic; D057285:Precision Medicine
keywords: better efficacy; companion diagnostic; law of nature; patents; personalized medicine; second and further medical use; side effects; targeted drug development