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DNA-based patents: an empirical analysis

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The perception of rising litigation rates is driving the push for patent reform.

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Mills, A., Tereskerz, P. DNA-based patents: an empirical analysis. Nat Biotechnol 26, 993–995 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0908-993

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