TY - JOUR
T1 - Whole-genome patenting
AU - O'Malley, Maureen A.
AU - Bostanci, Adam
AU - Calvert, Jane
PY - 2005/6/1
Y1 - 2005/6/1
N2 - Gene patenting is now a familiar commercial practice, but there is little awareness that several patents claim ownership of the complete genome sequence of a prokaryote or virus. When these patents are analysed and compared to those for other biological entities, it becomes clear that genome patents seek to exploit the genome as an information base and are part of a broader shift towards intangible intellectual property in genomics.
AB - Gene patenting is now a familiar commercial practice, but there is little awareness that several patents claim ownership of the complete genome sequence of a prokaryote or virus. When these patents are analysed and compared to those for other biological entities, it becomes clear that genome patents seek to exploit the genome as an information base and are part of a broader shift towards intangible intellectual property in genomics.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=19544369665&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1038/nrg1613
DO - 10.1038/nrg1613
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15883589
AN - SCOPUS:19544369665
VL - 6
SP - 502
EP - 506
JO - Nature Reviews Genetics
JF - Nature Reviews Genetics
SN - 1471-0056
IS - 6
ER -