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Use of patent information to characterize innovation and trends on biopolymers for agriculture
Published:
25 December 2022
by MDPI
in MOL2NET'22, Conference on Molecular, Biomed., Comput. & Network Science and Engineering, 8th ed.
congress TECHLAW.SCI-06: Technol., & Law Sci. Congresses, Bayonne, France-Miami, USA, 2022.
Abstract:
Use of patent information to characterize innovation and trends lead to various recommendations and may help one to plan and innovate a research strategy. This research concerns the worldwide patent applications on biopolymers used in agriculture filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) global system. This study, in particular, gives a patentability analysis of biopolymers utilized in agriculture by introducing what has been invented and patented. In compliance with patent analysis criteria, it is established as a research planning tool. Furthermore, a detailed analysis is provided regarding publication years, applicants, jurisdictions, and patent classifications by using the Patentscope database.
Keywords: biopolymers; formulation; agriculture; innovation; patent analysis
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estefania Ascencio
2 January 2023
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Now we closed the publication phase and launched the post-publication phase of the conference. REVIEWWWERS'08 Brainstorming Workshop is Now Open from 2023-Jan-01 to 2023-Jan-31. MOL2NET Committee, Authors, and Validated Social Media Followers Worldwide are ... Invited to Post Moderated Questions/Answers, Comments, about papers. Please kindly post your public Answers (A) to the following questions in order to promote interchange of scientific ideas. These are my Questions (Q) to you:
Q1. What do you think has been the reason for the increase in the number of patents in recent years?
Q2. What could be one of the biggest barriers to obtaining a patent in science?
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Ahmed Fatimi
3 January 2023
Dear Estefania,
Thank you for your helpful questions.
Q1. What do you think has been the reason for the increase in the number of patents in recent years?
A1. Effectively, as mentioned in the paper, 30% of total patents have been published in the last five years regarding biopolymers for agriculture.
This is due to the increase in demand for biopolymers in recent years following their abundance, renewability, non-toxicity, biodegradability, and biological properties. Other advantages that biopolymers offer to agriculture are their water-uptake and swelling properties. All of this has assisted researchers in this field in substituting synthetic polymers, which previously posed a significant problem for the environment in general and agriculture in particular. Their main disadvantage is the use of hazardous organic solvents for chemical preparation. Furthermore, the non-biodegradability of these synthetic polymers could generate synthetic residues in the field as well as toxic by-products.
Q2. What could be one of the biggest barriers to obtaining a patent in science?
A1. The patent system accelerates technological development by rewarding the intellectual creativity of the inventor and, at the same time, facilitating the spread of new technological knowledge to the public. Indeed, there are no barriers to obtaining a patent in science. To qualify for patent protection, a claimed invention must be a patentable subject matter. However, to be patentable, an invention must meet 3 specific criteria. It must be (1) new or novel; (2) involve an inventive step; and (3) industrially applicable or useful. For more information concerning this answer, you can consult this reference: Fatimi, A. Exploring the patent landscape and innovation of hydrogel-based bioinks used for 3D bioprinting. Recent Advances in Drug Delivery and Formulation 2022, 16, 145-163, https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2667387816666220429095834
Best Regards,
Ahmed Fatimi, PhD
Thank you for your helpful questions.
Q1. What do you think has been the reason for the increase in the number of patents in recent years?
A1. Effectively, as mentioned in the paper, 30% of total patents have been published in the last five years regarding biopolymers for agriculture.
This is due to the increase in demand for biopolymers in recent years following their abundance, renewability, non-toxicity, biodegradability, and biological properties. Other advantages that biopolymers offer to agriculture are their water-uptake and swelling properties. All of this has assisted researchers in this field in substituting synthetic polymers, which previously posed a significant problem for the environment in general and agriculture in particular. Their main disadvantage is the use of hazardous organic solvents for chemical preparation. Furthermore, the non-biodegradability of these synthetic polymers could generate synthetic residues in the field as well as toxic by-products.
Q2. What could be one of the biggest barriers to obtaining a patent in science?
A1. The patent system accelerates technological development by rewarding the intellectual creativity of the inventor and, at the same time, facilitating the spread of new technological knowledge to the public. Indeed, there are no barriers to obtaining a patent in science. To qualify for patent protection, a claimed invention must be a patentable subject matter. However, to be patentable, an invention must meet 3 specific criteria. It must be (1) new or novel; (2) involve an inventive step; and (3) industrially applicable or useful. For more information concerning this answer, you can consult this reference: Fatimi, A. Exploring the patent landscape and innovation of hydrogel-based bioinks used for 3D bioprinting. Recent Advances in Drug Delivery and Formulation 2022, 16, 145-163, https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2667387816666220429095834
Best Regards,
Ahmed Fatimi, PhD
Souad Narsis
10 January 2023
Q. Is your research only to make a synthesis of information or to use these innovations for improvements and have new innovations?
Ahmed Fatimi
11 January 2023
Dear Souad Narsis,
Thank you for your helpful question.
We can use this research to make improvements and create new innovations.
Best regards,
Ahmed Fatimi, PhD
Thank you for your helpful question.
We can use this research to make improvements and create new innovations.
Best regards,
Ahmed Fatimi, PhD
