npj Ocean Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 3(1)

Опубликована: Окт. 8, 2024

Abstract Marine genetic resources hold great value for biotechnological innovation and sustainability-oriented research. However, studies indicate that intellectual property rights pertaining to these are concentrated in a handful of companies countries, triggering contentious international debates. This paper highlights an overlooked dimension: the flow scientific knowledge provision use marine We identified 23,417 sequences, traced patent references studies, revealed provider user countries. found molecular biological research, oftentimes on bacterial species, attracted most patenting interest. Some countries owned relatively more patents than they provided science, with U.S. benefiting from available Science by developing countries’ researchers saw limited uptake patents. These findings aim inform biodiversity regimes, such as UN Treaty Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), how equitably distribute resources’ economic, socio-cultural, ecological benefits.

Язык: Английский