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A Protocol for Computer-Based Protein Structure and Function Prediction
Published on: November 3, 2011
Patent protection for protein structures and databases
T C Meyers1, T A Turano, D A Greenhalgh
1Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP, Boston Massachusetts 02110, USA.
Nature Structural Biology
|December 5, 2000
Abstract:
Patent protection is available for certain inventions in the field of structural genomics. A review of the patent application procedure is provided, and patentable aspects of protein structural information under US law are discussed. Strategic and international factors to consider when seeking patent protection for an invention also are presented.
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