Figure 2.
Final selection of patents. (A) Publication date. (B) Country of patent publication. CN, China; KR, Republic of Korea; US, United States of America. Others: CA, Canada; DE, Germany; JP, Japan; NL, Netherlands; SG, Singapore; WO, World Intellectual Property Organization. (C) Patent applicant. (D) International Patent Class (IPC). Others: A61K, Preparations for medical, dental, or toilet purposes; C07H, Sugars; derivatives thereof; nucleosides; nucleotides; C12N, Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media; nucleic acids.