News Headline
Access And Benefit Sharing Mentioned In US Patent For Natural Dye, Might Be A First
Source
Intellectual Property Watch
Publication Date
2016-09-01
A recent patent granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to a Colombian company stated where the genetic resource of the invention was taken from and described the access and benefit-sharing agreement made with indigenous communities. This might be the first time that such a statement appears in a US patent, according to a source.