An article by Nathan Jacobs titled “Clades, Classifications, and Claims: Evolution of Organisms and Their Nomenclature in Life Science Patents” was published in the Journal of Law and the Biosciences. Through the examples of influenza viruses and bacteria, the article explores the challenges that evolution (of formal names, knowledge of biodiversity, and organisms themselves) can pose for organism-centered patents, and options for addressing them through taxonomy and phylogenetics. Read more.
