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Search A: General search |
Independent claims | (cannab* OR marijuana) combined with International Patent Classification code A61 | A61—medical or veterinary science; hygiene |
Search B: MC upstream technologies |
Independent claims | (cannab* OR marijuana) AND (cultivat* OR soil OR light OR water OR irrigat* OR planting OR selecting OR harvest OR post harvest OR packing OR storing OR storage OR curing OR drying OR pick OR pest OR herb OR ripen) combined with the International Patent Classification code A01 (excluding the A01H category which is inter alia, directed to ex planta technology). | A patent or patent application was deemed a specific cannabis or marijuana upstream technology patent if the terms “cannabis or marijuana” appeared in the independent claim to the exclusion of other named plant species. 236 patent documents were returned by the search engine concerning the specific field of upstream MC technologies, representing 101 patent families. Manual inspection was carried out of at least one independent claim of each of the 101 patent families. 39 patents or patent applications were deemed, by the above criteria, to be specific MC upstream technology patents. |
Search C: MC upstream technologies |
Independent claims | (cannabinoid OR cannabis OR marijuana) AND (sensor OR sensing) AND (plant OR biomass OR harvest OR field OR greenhouse or hothouse) | A patent or patent application was deemed a specific cannabis or marijuana upstream technology patent if the terms “cannabis or marijuana” appeared in the independent claim to the exclusion of other named plant species, and sensor or sensing, and plant or biomass or harvest or field or greenhouse or hothouse. Manual inspection was carried out of at least one independent claim of each of the 26 patent families. 6 patent families were identified in this way. Each was then compared to the results of the first search in order to eliminate double counting. |
Search D: MC upstream technologies—disease control |
Title and abstract | (cannabis OR marijuana) combined with International Patent Classification codes: (A01N OR A01N25 OR A01P OR A01P7). |
A01N—preservation of bodies of humans or animals or plants or parts thereof A01N25—biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterized by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application. A01P—biocidal, pest repellant, pest attractant, or plant growth regulatory activity of chemical compounds or preparations A01P7—arthropodicides |
Search E: MC upstream technologies—disease control |
Independent claims | (cannabis OR marijuana) combined with International Patent Classification codes: (A01N OR A01N25 OR A01P OR A01P7). |
A01N—preservation of bodies of humans or animals or plants or parts thereof A01N25—biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterized by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application A01P—biocidal, pest repellant, pest attractant, or plant growth regulatory activity of chemical compounds or preparations A01P7—arthropodicides |
Search F: MC upstream technologies—in planta genetic modification technologies | Title and abstract | (cannabinoid AND (recombinant OR recomb* OR construct OR promoter OR vector OR genetically modified OR gm OR plasmid OR gene insertion OR insert OR gene editing OR crispr OR talens) OR (expression of cannabinoid) OR (biosynthesis of cannabinoid) combined with International Patent Classification codes: (C12N and/or A01H) for at least 4 iterations of IPC. |
C12N–M or enzymes, compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media A01H—new plants or processes for obtaining them; plant reproduction by tissue culture techniques |
Search G: MC midstream technologies | Independent claims | (cannabis OR marijuana) AND (extract* OR purif* OR separat* OR preserv*) AND (supercri* OR ultra* OR solvent). | |
Search H: MC downstream technologies | Independent claims | cannab* OR marijuana) AND (Alzheimer’s disease or appetite loss or cancer or Crohn’s disease OR celiac disease OR eating disorders OR anorexia OR bulimia nervosa OR epilepsy OR glaucoma OR anxiety OR schizophrenia OR posttraumatic stress disorder OR multiple sclerosis OR Parkinson’s disease OR tremor OR muscle spasms OR tooth decay OR dental caries OR nausea OR vomit* OR pain OR burns OR psoriasis OR cachexia OR inflammation) AND (composition OR compound OR formulation) AND (disease OR condition OR treatment OR therapy OR medic*) NOT synthetic) combined with International Patent Classification codes: A61 | A61—medical or veterinary science; hygiene |