Box 1 Patentable biotech inventions

There are several types of inventions that can be patented. We list the most common below:

• Compounds (peptides, proteins, antigens, monoclonal antibodies, small molecules, nucleic acid moieties, polymers, hydrate forms, polymorphic forms, enantiomers, etc.)
• Biologic compositions, such as vaccines, including the compounds listed above with a carrier
• Articles of manufacture (drug-delivery devices, prosthetics, implants, etc.)
• Methods of synthesizing the compounds and compositions, or methods of making the articles listed above
• Methods of treating or preventing one or more diseases or conditions, or methods of using the compounds, compositions or articles listed above