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1 June 2021Biotech

Japan’s IP office upholds CRISPR patent and allows third

A CRISPR patent filed by scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier alongside the Regents of the University of California and the University of Vienna (collectively known as CVC) has been upheld by the Japan Patent Office (JPO).

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