[PIUG List] JPO supports national iPS stem cell effort

>From the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 11 Jan 2008, pp.1 and 15

 

The Japanese Government is creating a national effort to surrounding Kyoto
University Professor Shinya Yamanaka's work on induced pluripotent stem
cells (iPS). A key part of this effort will be a patenting strategy to
stave off patents arising from University of Wisconsin Professor James
Thompson's parallel work. For its part, the Japan Patent Office will set up
a database of patent and non-patent literature relating to the subject and
provide guidance on patenting strategies. The new database will be opened
in April 2008.

 

Related news:

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=ips+stem+cell+yamanaka

 

Alan

 

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