Biotechnology patents cover new compositions of matter, methods of treatment, and genetic sequences. Unlike software patents, biotech inventions can patent the molecules themselves — provided they are novel, non-obvious, and useful. These patents have transformed medicine, agriculture, and our understanding of life itself.
Biotechnology Patents
8 patentsUS 12324579 · 2025 · CILAG GMBH INT
Surgical Stapler Battery Health Check During Operation
US 12471982 · 2025 · CILAG GMBH INT
Surgical Tool That Combines Energy Treatment and Stapling
US 11918209 · 2024 · CILAG GMBH INT
Real-Time Surgical Instrument Status on Live Video During Operations
US 8697359 · 2014 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
How to Use CRISPR-Cas9 to Edit Genes in Human Cells
US 4683195 · 1987 · Cetus Corp
How to Make Many Copies of a Specific DNA Segment
US 4237224 · 1980 · Leland Stanford Junior University
How to Make Hybrid DNA and Grow It in Microbes
US 4736866 · 1988 · Harvard University
OncoMouse — The First Patented Animal, Built to Get Cancer
US 4723129 · 1988 · Canon Inc