美国《Biotech Reporter》最近报道:先锋公司(Pioneer Hi-bred International)宣称将加强对其专利种质的保护,规范其与竞争者的许可证协议。 “开发新产品所需成本的不断增加使得知识产权保护在种子工业中日趋重要。”根据美国专利法,受专利保护的玉米品系不能用于开发商品化杂交种。“新技术的使用改变了育种进程,”资深副总裁、研究和开发部主任Richard McConnell博士说,“竞争者利用新技术将先锋专 Recently, the United States Biotech Reporter reported that Pioneer Hi-bred International has announced that it will strengthen its patent germplasm protection and regulate its license agreement with its competitors. ”The growing cost of developing new products has made intellectual property protection an increasingly important part of the seed industry.“ Under the United States patent law, a patent-protected maize line can not be used to develop commercial hybrids. ”The use of new technologies has changed the breeding process,“ said Richard McConnell, senior vice president and director of research and development. ”Competitors make use of new technologies to move Pioneer