Patent Pools for CRISPR Technology — Response
Science, Vol. 355(6331), pp. 1274-1275 (2017)
Posted: 28 Jun 2017 Last revised: 13 Nov 2019
Date Written: March 24, 2017
Abstract
In response to a letter from Lawrence Horn, MPEG LA, suggesting patent pools for CRISPR licensing, we respond that while patent pools have been successfully deployed in the consumer electronics and other markets, we question whether patent pooling would offer the optimal balance of openness and incentive for CRISPR therapeutics.
Keywords: crispr, licensing, biotechnology, intellectual property, patents, pools, mpegla, genetics
JEL Classification: K00, K23, K41, O3, O34, D23, K11
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Jorge L. Contreras
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law ( email )
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Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0730
United States
Jacob S. Sherkow (Contact Author)
University of Illinois College of Law ( email )
504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820
United States