What do patents tell us about microalgae in agriculture?

Abstract Microalgae have been used widely as a biological source for several industries, such as biofuel, pharmaceutical and food. Recently, the agricultural industry has also began using microalgae as an alternative source for sustainable products to replace agrochemicals. Due to the lack of scient...

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Autores principales:	Mayara Mari Murata, Luiz Rodrigo Ito Morioka, Josemeyre Bonifacio Da Silva Marques, Alessandra Bosso, Hélio Hiroshi Suguimoto
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Publicado:	SpringerOpen 2021
Materias:	Intellectual property Database Sustainable agriculture Microalgae Biotechnology TP248.13-248.65 Microbiology QR1-502
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3a40cab15dd34cefbcf770dcd7650af02021-11-28T12:10:53ZWhat do patents tell us about microalgae in agriculture?10.1186/s13568-021-01315-42191-0855https://doaj.org/article/3a40cab15dd34cefbcf770dcd7650af02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-021-01315-4https://doaj.org/toc/2191-0855Abstract Microalgae have been used widely as a biological source for several industries, such as biofuel, pharmaceutical and food. Recently, the agricultural industry has also began using microalgae as an alternative source for sustainable products to replace agrochemicals. Due to the lack of scientific articles in this research area, the objective of this study was to search for applications of microalgae and to characterize its use in agriculture using the patent documents available in three patent databases, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), European Patent Office (EPO) and Brazilian Institute of Industrial Property (INPI). The search was carried out using the keyword “microalgae” and applying the filter for International Patent Classification (IPC) code “A01N” which corresponds to patents related to agriculture and cultivation of microalgae. Our patent database search returned 669 documents and 132 patents were selected for the study based on their abstracts. The first patent was registered in 1982 and described the use of microalgae Chlorella extract as a plant growth promoter. After that, no patent was registered for 15 years. From 2005 to 2014, only seven patents were found. However, the scenario changed from 2015 when the number of patents increased mainly in the United States, China and Europe. The patent analysis showed several applications for microalgae in the agricultural sector, such as plant growth promotion, biofertilization, plant disease control, weed management, and post-harvest quality. This review confirmed the increasing interest in microalgae-derived products in agriculture and the value of using patent documents to assess innovative areas.Mayara Mari MurataLuiz Rodrigo Ito MoriokaJosemeyre Bonifacio Da Silva MarquesAlessandra BossoHélio Hiroshi SuguimotoSpringerOpenarticleIntellectual propertyDatabaseSustainable agricultureMicroalgaeBiotechnologyTP248.13-248.65MicrobiologyQR1-502ENAMB Express, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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topic	Intellectual property Database Sustainable agriculture Microalgae Biotechnology TP248.13-248.65 Microbiology QR1-502
spellingShingle	Intellectual property Database Sustainable agriculture Microalgae Biotechnology TP248.13-248.65 Microbiology QR1-502 Mayara Mari Murata Luiz Rodrigo Ito Morioka Josemeyre Bonifacio Da Silva Marques Alessandra Bosso Hélio Hiroshi Suguimoto What do patents tell us about microalgae in agriculture?
description	Abstract Microalgae have been used widely as a biological source for several industries, such as biofuel, pharmaceutical and food. Recently, the agricultural industry has also began using microalgae as an alternative source for sustainable products to replace agrochemicals. Due to the lack of scientific articles in this research area, the objective of this study was to search for applications of microalgae and to characterize its use in agriculture using the patent documents available in three patent databases, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), European Patent Office (EPO) and Brazilian Institute of Industrial Property (INPI). The search was carried out using the keyword “microalgae” and applying the filter for International Patent Classification (IPC) code “A01N” which corresponds to patents related to agriculture and cultivation of microalgae. Our patent database search returned 669 documents and 132 patents were selected for the study based on their abstracts. The first patent was registered in 1982 and described the use of microalgae Chlorella extract as a plant growth promoter. After that, no patent was registered for 15 years. From 2005 to 2014, only seven patents were found. However, the scenario changed from 2015 when the number of patents increased mainly in the United States, China and Europe. The patent analysis showed several applications for microalgae in the agricultural sector, such as plant growth promotion, biofertilization, plant disease control, weed management, and post-harvest quality. This review confirmed the increasing interest in microalgae-derived products in agriculture and the value of using patent documents to assess innovative areas.
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author	Mayara Mari Murata Luiz Rodrigo Ito Morioka Josemeyre Bonifacio Da Silva Marques Alessandra Bosso Hélio Hiroshi Suguimoto
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title	What do patents tell us about microalgae in agriculture?
title_short	What do patents tell us about microalgae in agriculture?
title_full	What do patents tell us about microalgae in agriculture?
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What do patents tell us about microalgae in agriculture?

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