| Materials and Progeny |
Modifications |
Substances
Obtained Through the Use of Original Material: Contains no Material but Materials are used as... |
New
Uses |
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| Original Material | Progeny | Unmodified
Derivatives |
Tools | Technology | Templates | |||
| Description | Original Material | Unmodified descendant from the Material | Unmodified subset of the Material | Humanly altered form of the Material (incorporates Material in part or in whole) | Nonspecific means of identification, isolation, purification, production, etc.; Multiple uses | Specific means of identification, isolation, purification, production, etc;. Multiple uses | Specific/single use | Original Material, but used in new way |
| Examples | DNA, RNA, Protein, Cell, Organism | Virus from virus, cell from cell, or organism from organism | Subcloned cells, purified or fractionated material, cells from an organism | Transformed cells, spliced or mutated gene sequences, chimeras, transgenic animals | Microscope, restriction enzymes, filtration, vectors, PCR | Drug screening, Baculovirus, Oncomouse | Antibody-Antigen
Receptor-Ligand |
Minoxidol |
| Ownership | Provider | Provider | Provider | Inventors | Inventors | Inventors | Inventors | Inventors |
| Distribution to 3rd Party | No | No | No | Only with written permission | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| License | Possibility of Option for Exclusive | Competitive | Possibility of Option for Exclusive | Possibility of Option for Exclusive | Possibility of Option for Exclusive | |||
| Royalty | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
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Barry M. Datlof |
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