Patenting DNA; Increased Recognition
Datapoints Patenting DNA In 1976, the earliest year that patent records can be easily searched, six patents contained the term DNA. Things have changed since then. Year Number of patents with DNA in their abstracts 1988 147 1998 1,464 2002 1,040 Jan-Feb 2003 148 Source: US Patent Office (www.uspto.gov) Increased Recognition Number of LexisNexis citations on selected potential bioterrorism agents Month Smallpox Ricin Anthrax Aug. 2000 147 2 387 Sept. 2000 249 9 377 Aug. 2
The Scientist Staff
May 4, 2003
Datapoints
Patenting DNA
In 1976, the earliest year that patent records can be easily searched, six patents contained the term DNA. Things have changed since then.
Year | Number of patents with DNA in their abstracts |
1988 | 147 |
1998 | 1,464 |
2002 | 1,040 |
Jan-Feb 2003 | 148 |
Source: US Patent Office (www.uspto.gov)
Increased Recognition
Number of LexisNexis citations on selected potential bioterrorism agents
Month | Smallpox | Ricin | Anthrax | |||
Aug. 2000 | 147 | 2 | 387 | |||
Sept. 2000 | 249 | 9 | 377 | |||
Aug. 2001 | 191 | 7 | 444 | |||
Sept. 2001 | 875 | 44 | 1,549 | |||
Aug. 2002 | 889 | 72 | 3,141 | |||
Sept. 2002 | 1,437 | 99 | 4,547 | |||
Jan. 2003 | 2,432 | 2,634 | 3,570 | |||
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