The subject of a patent application can be a legal person (including units and enterprises) or an individual.
You can also apply for genetic aspects.
For example, the following is an authorization case.
[Invention] TSA305 gene -988 1 1639.6438+0 has rights.
Applicant: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.-Application date:1998-1-25-Main classification number: C 12N 15/ 12.
The invention provides a pancreatic specific gene, which comprises a base sequence encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQIDNO: 1, and is particularly effective for the research, diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer and other fields.
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