Is TransBacter patented or owned by a company?
The patent applications and trademark are owned by CAMBIA, which is a non-profit registered in Australia and a non-government organisation registered with the Food and Agriculture Organization. CAMBIA does not receive any profit from selling, using, or out-licensing TransBacter. However, the technology has been patented at CAMBIA’s expense in order to manage the rights to practice the technology in accordance with the principles of “open source”. An entity may obtain a license to use the technology only by agreeing to all the terms of the license, including allowing other licensees to use improvements and biosafety data. An entity that attempts to enforce patents on the improvements against others voids its license and would be liable for infringement.
