Introduction
Following the guidelines set by the patent laws, new claims must guarantee their originality and authenticity by presenting the claims to the board responsible for accepting new discoveries and patents (Quinn, 2014). It is important for the patents’ owners to undergo legal proceedings because other people might take the opportunity to steal the rights through the same proceedings. However, presenting patents are never easy, as there are several points to be considered for approval. In this case, the group recently discovered a compound which can be extracted from the species Fearus tortoisiae, which can only be found within the ...