Analysing patent landscapes in plant biotechnology and new plant breeding techniques

This article aims to inform the reader of the importance of searching patent landscapes in plant biotechnology and the use of basic tools to perform a patent search. The recommendations for a patent search strategy are illustrated with the specific example of zinc finger nuclease technology for gene...

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Published in:Transgenic research Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 15 - 29
Main Authors: Parisi, Claudia, Rodríguez-Cerezo, Emilio, Thangaraj, Harry
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer-Verlag 01.02.2013
Springer Netherlands
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Animal Genetics and Genomics
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology - trends
Breeding
breeding methods
Databases, Factual
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetic Engineering
Genetic technics
Humans
Internet
Landscape
Life Sciences
Methods. Procedures. Technologies
Molecular Medicine
Nuclease
ornamental plants
Patents as Topic
Physical training
Plant breeding
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Plants
Review
Transgenic animals and transgenic plants
Transgenics
trends
zinc finger motif
Zinc finger proteins
Targeted mutagenesis
Patent search strategy
Plant breeding techniques
Zinc finger nuclease
Patent databases
Biotechnology
Patents
Zinc-finger nuclease
Site directed mutagenesis
Database
Technique
ISSN:0962-8819, 1573-9368, 1573-9368
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Summary:This article aims to inform the reader of the importance of searching patent landscapes in plant biotechnology and the use of basic tools to perform a patent search. The recommendations for a patent search strategy are illustrated with the specific example of zinc finger nuclease technology for genetic engineering in plants. Within this scope, we provide a general introduction to searching using two online and free-access patent databases esp@cenet and PatentScope. The essential features of the two databases, and their functionality is described, together with short descriptions to enable the reader to understand patents, searching, their content, patent families, and their territorial scope. We mostly stress the value of patent searching for mining scientific, rather than legal information. Search methods through the use of keywords and patent codes are elucidated together with suggestions about how to search with or combine codes with keywords and we also comment on limitations of each method. We stress the importance of patent literature to complement more mainstream scientific literature, and the relative complexities and difficulties in searching patents compared to the latter. A parallel online resource where we describe detailed search exercises is available through reference for those intending further exploration. In essence this is aimed at a novice patent searcher who may want to examine accessory patent literature to complement knowledge gained from mainstream journal resources.
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ISSN:0962-8819
1573-9368
1573-9368
DOI:10.1007/s11248-012-9641-z