Biodiversity and patents: Overview of plants and fungi covered by patents

Social Impact Statement Patents can be used as a measure of innovation and to illustrate the commercial potential of plant and fungal biodiversity. The proportion of plant species named in patents represents only 6.2% of plant species, whereas the proportion of fungi is likely less than 0.4%. Fungi...

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Main Authors: Monique S. J. Simmonds, Rui Fang, Lilybelle Wyatt, Elizabeth Bell, Bob Allkin, Felix Forest, Rachel Wynberg, Manuela daSilva, Ben Gang Zhang, Jiu Shi Liu, Yao Dong Qi, Sebsebe Demissew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-09-01
Series:Plants, People, Planet
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10144