Intellectual Property Protection for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Abstract

Bioinformatics, and computational biology are two ever-growing fields that require careful attention to intellectual property rights (IPR) and strategies. The American patent system is currently going through the biggest reformation since the passage of Patent Act of 1952, and many changes apply directly to the field of biology that utilize computational intelligence. Basic IP definitions, recent IP developments, and advanced protection strategies are discussed in order to better understand the status quo of intellectual property (IP) specifically in the field of evolutionary computation, bioinformatics, and computational biology.