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. 2019 Mar 19;8(1):45–58. doi: 10.1089/biores.2018.0028

Table 4.

Number of Patent Applications for Disease-Specific Cell Technologies for Each Technical Field by Applicant's Nationality

Technical fields Number of patent applications Number of granted patents
US JP FR BE IT KR CA US JP FR BE IT KR CA
USPTO
 Genetically engineered cell 49 1 1 1 1   4 15   1       2
 Drug screening 6 7 2     1   4 1          
 Patient-derived cells 6 1       4   1            
 Diagnosis 4 2           2 1          
JPO
 Genetically engineered cell 20   2         7   1        
 Drug screening 3 10 2           3          
 Patient-derived cells   2       1     1          
 Diagnosis 1 3             2          
EPO
 Genetically engineered cell 11   1     1   7   1        
 Drug screening 2 4             2          
 Patient-derived cells           1                
 Diagnosis