Aegis or Achilles Heel: The Dilemma of Homology in Biopatents in the Wake of Novozymes

• Main Author: Yang, Qinghua (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 2018
• Series: Munich Intellectual Property Law Center - MIPLC
• Subjects: polypeptide; homology; Achilles Heel; Biopatents; Novozymes; Chinese patent law; protein; Aegis Heel; support requirement; Dilemma of Homology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Biopatents frequently disclose sequences of polypeptides and nucleic acids in the written description. The claims often cover a homology range surrounding the disclosed sequence to get a broader protection. However, homology claims face a hurdle that they may lack support by the written description....