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ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2016

Freedom-to-operate analysis of a transgenic multivitamin corn variety.

Daniela Zanga, Teresa Capell, Changfu Zhu, Paul Christou, Harry Thangaraj

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Article in Plant biotechnology journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Daniela ZangaDepartment of Plant Production and Forestry Science, ETSEA, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain.
Teresa CapellDepartment of Plant Production and Forestry Science, ETSEA, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain.
Changfu ZhuDepartment of Plant Production and Forestry Science, ETSEA, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain.
Paul ChristouDepartment of Plant Production and Forestry Science, ETSEA, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain.
Harry ThangarajMolecular Immunology Unit, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George's University of London, London, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this article, we explore the intellectual property (IP) landscape relevant to the production and commercialization of Carolight(™) , a transgenic multivitamin corn variety created on humanitarian grounds to address micronutrient deficiencies in low-and-middle-income countries. The successful production of this variety requires IP rights risk management because there is a strong protection on inventions and processes via patent portfolios in both developing and industrialized countries. The IP framework is complex, and specialist patent lawyers are usually employed to perform such analysis, but the costs cannot always be met by small, publicly funded projects. We report an alternative strategy, a do-it-yourself patent analysis, to produce a review with limited legal value that can nevertheless lay the foundations for a subsequent more in-depth professional freedom-to-operate opinion.

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Intellectual PropertyPlants, Genetically ModifiedBiotechnologyCarotenoidsMicronutrientsPatents as TopicRelief WorkVitaminsZea maysCarotenoidsMicronutrientsVitaminscarotenoidshumanitarian aspectsinsect resistanceintellectual property analysistransgenic maize

Identifiers

PMID26471770
PMCPMC11389208

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