CRISPR Companies Form Pact To Defend, Cross-License Gene Editing Patents
Executive Summary
Three CRISPR/Cas9 patent owners and four companies that license the intellectual property – CRISPR, Intellia, Caribou and ERS – signed a formal agreement to protect their patent rights and cross-license necessary IP while a patent interference proceeding is ongoing.
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