Industrial Biotechnology : Patenting Trends and Innovation

Intro -- INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: PATENTING TRENDS AND INNOVATION -- INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: PATENTING TRENDS AND INNOVATION -- CONTENTS -- ABSTRACT* -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- KEY FINDINGS: AGGREGATE PATENT DATA AND QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS -- KEY FINDINGS: INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AT THE TECHNOLOGY AND FIRM LEVEL -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- SCOPE: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY -- DATA -- REPORT ORGANIZATION -- ENDNOTES -- Chapter 2 PATENTS AND INNOVATION -- Milestones in Biotechnology Patent Policy -- Biotechnology Patents and the Commercialization of Products -- Biotechnology Patents and the Anticommons Theory -- ENDNOTES -- Chapter 3 AGGREGATE DATA AND QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS -- PATENT SEARCH PARAMETERS -- PATENT SEARCH RESULTS -- Trends in Patent Grants -- Characteristics of Patent Ownership -- COMMISSION QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS -- ENDNOTES -- Chapter 4 INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AT THE TECHNOLOGY AND FIRM LEVEL -- NEW ENZYME TECHNOLOGIES -- Cellulase-related Patents -- Enzyme Technologies Profile: Novozymes -- Company Overview -- Novozymes' Patent Portfolio -- Cellulosic Ethanol Profile: Verenium -- Company Overview -- Verenium 's Patent Portfolio -- Bio-based Plastics -- PHA-Related Patents -- PHA Profile: Metabolix -- Company Overview -- Metabolix's Patent Portfolio -- PLA-Related Patents -- PLA Profile: Cargill -- Company Overview -- Cargil's Patent Portfolio -- ENDNOTES -- Chapter 5 CONCLUSIONS -- SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH -- ENDNOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- APPENDIX A. PATENT SEARCH METHODOLOGY -- INDEX -- Blank Page.