We first wrote about the science here Crisper-Cas9. This week, the messy patent issues have started to get resolved. So, who are the winners and the losers, in this first round of patent battles. The answer to those questions depends on what part of the country the original patents were filed from. This link also has a background Broad Institute.
UC Berkeley:
Caribou, CRSP, NTLA
MIT & Broad Institute:
EDIT
Plants, livestock, humans. Will not have to re-negotiate intellectual property licenses.
Both parties patents are valid, but the area that Crisper-Cas9 can be used varies depending on where the patents originated. There is also the issue of US patents, and those outside the US. We still have some outside US legal issues to be confirmed. But as it stands today, EDITAS (EDIT), looks like the company least effected by the early legal decisions. Thank you for reading.
UC Berkeley:
Caribou, CRSP, NTLA
MIT & Broad Institute:
EDIT
Plants, livestock, humans. Will not have to re-negotiate intellectual property licenses.
Both parties patents are valid, but the area that Crisper-Cas9 can be used varies depending on where the patents originated. There is also the issue of US patents, and those outside the US. We still have some outside US legal issues to be confirmed. But as it stands today, EDITAS (EDIT), looks like the company least effected by the early legal decisions. Thank you for reading.
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