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Table 4: Patents/patent applications based on inventions relating to Arctic Genetic Resources.
Patent / Patent
application Number
Title of Invention Publication
Date
AU784783B Cod uracil-DNA
glycosylase, gene
coding thereof,
recombinant DNA
containing said gene
or operative parts
thereof, a method
for preparing said
protein and the use
of said protein or
said operative parts
thereof in monitoring
or controlling PCR.
DE202004014947U Antiwrinkle complex
for treating skin
treatment, especially
in cream base,
comprising arctic
bog extract as lipid
source and grapeseed
extract as radical
scavenger
EP1185661 Bacteriophage RM
378 of a Thermophilic
Host Organism
FI118117B Cosmetic product for
the treatment of scalp
JP61277624 Health food made
from horn of reindeer
JP63112522 Nutrient and tonic
drug prepared from
antler or reindeer
RU2128054 Phytotherapeutic
agent for an [sic]
external use
RU2195304 Stomatological
species of medicinal
herbs (versions)
RU2250780 Strain of bacteria
Escherichia Coli
for fur game
protection from
toxicosis associated
with colibacillus
enterotoxins
Inventor or
Assignee (Owner of
the Patent Right)
15/6/2006 Biotec Phamacon ASA Atlantic cod
(Gadusmorhua)
16/12/2004 Lifestone GMBH Arctic bog/artic
moorland.
13/3/2002 Prokaria EHF Marine microbe
(Rhodothermus
marinus)
13/2/2007 Lumene Oy Juniper including
Junieprus
communis and
Lapish Juniper
Juniperus nana.
8/12/1986 Osaka Chemical
Laboratories; Toshin
Tsusho KK.
17/5/1988 Osaka Yakuhin
Kenkyusho KK
27/3/1999 Bencharov Jurij
Vladmirovich
27/12/2002 Konovalov Valerij
Nikolaevich,
Konovalova Julijia
Vladimirovna
27/4/2005 Kozlovskij Ju E,
Emel Janenko P A,
Plugina I V, Balakirev
N A, Tinaeva E A,
Molchanova N V
Source Location of
Source (if stated
or known)
Reindeer
( Cervidae
Artiodactyla)
Reindeer
( Cervidae
Artiodactyla)
Application or
Uses
Cold habitats Useful in research
involving polymerase
chain reaction (PCR)
techniques.
Skin cream.
Iceland Enzyme for use
in DNA research
and improved
commercial enzyme
based products.
Southern and
Central Finland and
Lapland.
Bred in captivity.
Found in the Arctic,
North Europe and
North Asia
Bred in captivity.
Found in the Arctic,
North Europe and
North Asia
Lake Baikal water Lake Biakal, Siberia,
Russia
Range of
medicinal herbs
including Arctic
raspberry.
Bowel of Arctic
Fox
Cosmetic product
which can be used
for the treatment
of scalp including
greasy scalp and/
or dandruff in the
form of shampoo,
conditioner, hair
tonic, lotion or mask.
Health food having
high nutrient or tonic
effect. Also used as
medicine with, inter
alia, analgesic and
anti-inflammatory
effect.
Nutrient and tonic
drug.
Composition used
for treatment of
weeping, suppurative
wounds, burns
and freezings [sic]
and can be used as
ointment, lotion,
cream.
Medicine used for
treatment of diseases
of teeth and oral
cavity [sic].
Improved drug for
fur game protection
from toxicosis.
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