title: Genome editing: intellectual property and product development in plant biotechnology.
abstract: Genome editing is a revolutionary technology in molecular biology. While scientists are fascinated with the unlimited possibilities provided by directed and controlled changes in DNA in eukaryotes and have eagerly adopted such tools for their own experiments, an understanding of the intellectual property (IP) implications involved in bringing genome editing-derived products to market is often lacking. Due to the ingenuity of genome editing, the time between new product conception and its actual existence can be relatively short; therefore knowledge about IP of the various genome editing methods is relevant. This point must be regarded in a national framework as patents are instituted nationally. Therefore, when designing scientific work that could lead to a product, it is worthwhile to consider the different methods used for genome editing not only for their scientific merits but also for their compatibility with a speedy and reliable launch into the desired market.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biotechnology, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Forckenbeckstrasse 6, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Helga
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schinkel
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biotechnology, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Forckenbeckstrasse 6, 52074, Aachen, Germany. stefan.schillberg@ime.fraunhofer.de.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schillberg
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D064113:CRISPR-Cas Systems; D000072669:Gene Editing / Q000379:methods*; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000379:methods; D018745:Genome, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D018973:Intellectual Property; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified
keywords: CRISPR/Cas9; Oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis; Patent landscape; TALE-nucleases; Zinc finger nucleases