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Will Rosellini
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Can anyone tell me where I should begin to understand the state of patent law on molecular simulations and patents?
I found an abstract of a paper, but can't get the full text. here is the abstract:
The problem of designing new peptides that possess specific properties, such as bactericidal activity, is of wide interest. Recently, attention has focused on the use of Computer-Aided Molecular Design techniques in parallel with more traditional 'synthesise and test' methods. These techniques may typically use Genetic Algorithms to optimise molecules based on Neural Network models that predict activity. In this paper we describe a successful application of this Molecular Design methodology that has resulted in novel bactericidal peptides of real value. A key issue for commercial utilisation of such results is the ability to protect the intellectual property rights associated with the discovery of new molecules. Typically peptide patents use structural templates of amino acid hydrophobicity-hydrophilicity that define highly regular peptide patent spaces. In an extension of established patenting practice we describe a patent application that uses a Neural Net predictive model to define the regions of peptide space that we claim within the patent. This formalism makes no a priori assumptions about the regularity of the patent space. A preliminary comparative investigation of the shape and size of this and other bactericidal peptide patent spaces is conducted.
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Young Zhu
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Re: Patenting CAD proteins?
« Reply #1 on: Mar 14th, 2005, 12:59pm » |
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Hello, I don't think there are any special patent laws on CAD or protein. You can patent on anything as long as you intent it and it is useful. Of course you should be the first to invent it.
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Will Rosellini
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« Reply #2 on: Mar 14th, 2005, 4:52pm » |
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So if I have a NAMD C++ program that simulates some protein docking scenario. I can patent this. Which would allow me to prevent other from using the actual protein...or the simulation? With the EST gene patents, those were in silico discoveries, does anyone know whether this distinction between simulated proteins has been made?
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Young Zhu
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« Reply #3 on: Mar 15th, 2005, 7:24am » |
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You can protect both your simulation method and simulated proteins dependiing on your claims.
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JSonnabend
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« Reply #4 on: Mar 16th, 2005, 7:20am » |
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What utility does a "simulated protein" have? If the "inventor" is using commercially/publicly available software to create his "simulated protein", does that render the "simulated protein" obvious?
I also question whether a patent covering a "simulated protein", if achievable at all, would cover the actual protein. Would a patent covering a "simulated protein" enable the synthesis of a real-world protein?
The best advice you can get here is to not rely on any advice here except: if your invention is important, speak directly to an attorney.
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