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Patents and Haploid Plants

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Advances in Haploid Production in Higher Plants

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Abstract One of the important themes in any discussion concerning the application of haploids in agricultural biotechnology or elsewhere is the role of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). This term covers both the content of patents and the confidential expertise, usually related to methodology and referred to as “Trade Secrets”. This review will explain the concepts behind patent protection, and will use the international patent databases to analyse the content of these patents and trends over the last 20 years. This analysis from regions including North America, Europe, and Asia reveals a total of more than 30 granted patents and a larger number of applications. The first of these patents dates from 1986, and although the peak of activity was in the late 1990s, there has been continuous interest to the present day. The subject matter of these patents and applications covers methods for anther and pollen culture, ovule culture, the use of specific haploid-inducing genes, the use of haploids as transformation targets, and the exploitation of genes that regulate embryo development. The species mentioned include cereals, vegetables, flowers, spices and trees.

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    J. M. Dunwell

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  2. BioHybrids International Ltd. Earley, Earley, Reading, RG6 5FY, United Kingdom

    Brain P. Forster

  3. Department of Applied BiologyDepartment of Applied Biology, University of Helsinki, Latokartanonkaari 5, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland

    S. Mohan Jain

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Dunwell, J.M. (2009). Patents and Haploid Plants. In: Touraev, A., Forster, B.P., Jain, S.M. (eds) Advances in Haploid Production in Higher Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8854-4_7

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