Antibody patenting without antibodies: A global trend

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1341-1343

  Hashimoto, Kazunori ^a   Aida, Tomomi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; EUROPE; GENE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; JAPAN; METABOLISM; PATENT; UNITED STATES;

ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; EUROPE; GENES; HUMANS; JAPAN; PATENTS AS TOPIC; PROTEINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59449092258     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt1208-1341     Document Type: Article

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