The future of patent deposition of microorganisms?

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 213-218

  Sekar, Soundarapandian ^a   Kandavel, Dhandayuthapani ^b  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Government Arts College   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; DEPOSITION; GENES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MICROORGANISMS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

GENETIC RESOURCES; INTERNATIONAL DEPOSITORY AUTHORITY (IDA);

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; MICROORGANISM;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOPROCESS; DATA ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MANDATORY REPORTING; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PATENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STORAGE; TRANSPORT MEDIUM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); IDAS;

EID: 1942470080     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2004.03.013     Document Type: Article

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