Patenting Trends and Innovation in Industrial Biotechnology, Staff Research Study #31
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
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Total Pages: 62
ISBN-13: 1457817225
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States International Trade Commission
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 62
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Katherine Linton
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study provides a profile of innovation in industrial biotechnology, an emerging field characterized by the use of enzymes, micro-organisms, and other biocatalysts to create new products. Industrial biotechnology is used to make biofuels, chemicals, and other products in more sustainable and environmentally friendly ways by, for example, enabling the use of renewable resources rather than petroleum-based products, eliminating harmful byproducts created by conventional chemical processes, reducing energy requirements and greenhouse gas emissions, and/or lowering manufacturing costs. Because of these positive attributes, the demand for industrial biotechnology products and processes is increasing. This study uses patent data, survey results, and technology and firm level data from emerging sectors of industrial biotechnology to provide a detailed picture of innovation in the field. It builds on a recent report of the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) on the development and adoption of industrial biotechnology by the U.S. chemical and biofuel industries. Although patents have been shown to facilitate the movement of new products and processes from research and development (R&D) to commercialization, the literature has raised the question of whether too much patenting stifles innovation. This can occur, for example, when firms amass huge patent portfolios or when there are a very large number of patents in a narrow technology area, making it difficult for companies entering the market to find patentable space. Evidence considered in this study suggests that patents are not stifling innovation in industrial biotechnology. A diverse group of firms, large and small, is developing new patented products and processes, and new players are steadily entering the field. Strategic alliances between and among firms, the government, and universities also are prevalent. Moreover, as noted in the Commission's recent report, firms surveyed in the biofuel and chemical industries state that patent barriers are not creating a substantial impediment to the R&D or commercialization of their products and processes. These data suggest that patents are facilitating innovation in industrial biotechnology. These findings are consistent with those from broader studies of clean energy technologies which generally find that patent rights do not appear to be thwarting firms in developing countries like China and India from accessing and improving new technologies. No single firm or country dominates the market for particular renewable energy technologies; to the contrary, there is a relatively low degree of market concentration with new entrants joining the field on a regular basis. An emerging literature suggests that the patent system is working to facilitate innovation and the transfer of technology between firms in new technology fields.
Author: Katherine Linton
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Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781607410324
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a profile of innovation in industrial biotechnology, an emerging field of biotechnology characterised by the use of enzymes, microorganisms, and other biocatalysts to create new processes and products. Industrial biotechnology is used to make biofuels, chemicals and other products in more sustainable and environmentally friendly ways by, for example, enabling the use of renewable resources rather than petroleum-based products, eliminating harmful by-products created by conventional chemical processes, reducing energy requirements and greenhouse gas emissions, and/or lowering manufacturing costs. Because of these positive attributes, the demand for industrial biotechnology products and processes is increasing. Patent data, survey results, and technology and firm level data is used from emerging sectors of industrial biotechnology to provide a detailed picture of innovation in the field. Furthermore, this book finds substantial evidence that the field of industrial biotechnology is diverse and growing, with new patent owners entering at a steady rate. Different companies, ranging from small to large in size, are dominant in different areas of industrial biotechnology and patent portfolios play an important role in their participation by facilitating the commercialisation of new products and processes.
Author: Claude E. Barfield
Publisher: A E I Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9780844742564
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerican patent law has reached an unprecedented crossroads, prodded by a landmark Supreme Court decision this spring and the prospect of sweeping new federal legislation this fall. At this critical time, Biotechnology and the Patent System: Balancing Innovation and Property Rights provides a timely look at the complex issues involved in making patent law for cutting-edge high-tech industries such as the biotechnology and computer software sectors.
Author: Bing Ran
Publisher: IAP
Published: 2013-04-01
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 1623960630
DOWNLOAD EBOOKManaging technological innovations and related policy and strategy issues have been a central focus of the new millennium. This book series presents an interdisciplinary scholarship and dialogue on the management of innovation and technological change in a global context from a variety of perspectives, including strategic, managerial, behavioral, and policy issues. Papers selected in this volume have four prominent themes: the wide spread interests and the global application of the technological innovation; the practicality of the research on technological innovation implementation to foster success and financial growth; the socio-technical challenges behind innovation and creativity that might outweigh the benefits; and the new principles/practices/perspectives on our understanding of the technological innovation. Contributed by prominent scholars and practitioners from around the world in innovation, management and policy area, this book will become a very useful read for anyone who is interested in learning the most contemporary perspectives on the subject.
Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher: WIPO
Published: 2019-01-21
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9280530070
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first report in a new flagship series, WIPO Technology Trends, aims to shed light on the trends in innovation in artificial intelligence since the field first developed in the 1950s.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2011-09-16
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9264126635
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication examines the international drivers, the enabling technologies that are fast-tracking Industrial Biotechnology, industry trends, some of the products that are appearing on the market, industry structure and finance, and finally policy measures and trends.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2015-06-29
Total Pages: 158
ISBN-13: 0309316553
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe tremendous progress in biology over the last half century - from Watson and Crick's elucidation of the structure of DNA to today's astonishing, rapid progress in the field of synthetic biology - has positioned us for significant innovation in chemical production. New bio-based chemicals, improved public health through improved drugs and diagnostics, and biofuels that reduce our dependency on oil are all results of research and innovation in the biological sciences. In the past decade, we have witnessed major advances made possible by biotechnology in areas such as rapid, low-cost DNA sequencing, metabolic engineering, and high-throughput screening. The manufacturing of chemicals using biological synthesis and engineering could expand even faster. A proactive strategy - implemented through the development of a technical roadmap similar to those that enabled sustained growth in the semiconductor industry and our explorations of space - is needed if we are to realize the widespread benefits of accelerating the industrialization of biology. Industrialization of Biology presents such a roadmap to achieve key technical milestones for chemical manufacturing through biological routes. This report examines the technical, economic, and societal factors that limit the adoption of bioprocessing in the chemical industry today and which, if surmounted, would markedly accelerate the advanced manufacturing of chemicals via industrial biotechnology. Working at the interface of synthetic chemistry, metabolic engineering, molecular biology, and synthetic biology, Industrialization of Biology identifies key technical goals for next-generation chemical manufacturing, then identifies the gaps in knowledge, tools, techniques, and systems required to meet those goals, and targets and timelines for achieving them. This report also considers the skills necessary to accomplish the roadmap goals, and what training opportunities are required to produce the cadre of skilled scientists and engineers needed.
Author: Pluvia Zuniga
Publisher: WIPO
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 96
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study discusses the opportunities and challenges offered by patents to foster technology transfer from government funded research institutions in developing countries. It presents a review of policy frameworks and recent policy changes aimed to foster academic patenting and technology transfer in low- and middle-income countries. It then analyzes patenting activities by universities and public research organizations and compares these trends with respect to high-income countries. This analysis is complemented with an assessment of the current state of patenting and technology commercialization practices in a selected group of technology transfer offices.