Patent landscape review on modern oil palm climatic adaptation strategies: gaps and opportunities

Tey, Yeong Sheng and Brindal, Mark (2024) Patent landscape review on modern oil palm climatic adaptation strategies: gaps and opportunities. Journal of Oil Palm Research (Malaysia), 36 (4). pp. 547-559. ISSN 2811-4701

Climate change is evolving at both a speed and magnitude that necessitates oil palm adaptation through innovation. This study both tracks and synthesises climate change adaptation patents applicable to oil palm cultivation. Oil palm patent applications filed between 1960 and 2022 were analysed through a network analysis, and compared to patents applied for soybean, rapeseed, and sunflower sectors. Findings indicate that the existing pool of oilseed adaptation patents is small. Oil palm adaptation patents primarily focus on and are concentrated on novel process innovation in plant breeding and biomass recycling techniques. Soybean patents cover both modern plant breeding technologies and plant varieties. By comparison, patent references to oil palm adaptation patents are fewer in number. These findings reveal a mismatch between oil palm adaptation requirements and technological availability knowledge. The oil palm research and development community are encouraged to better secure and disseminate intellectual property (IP) rights in order to inform adaptation diffusion and planning.

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Abstract

Climate change is evolving at both a speed and magnitude that necessitates oil palm adaptation through innovation. This study both tracks and synthesises climate change adaptation patents applicable to oil palm cultivation. Oil palm patent applications filed between 1960 and 2022 were analysed through a network analysis, and compared to patents applied for soybean, rapeseed, and sunflower sectors. Findings indicate that the existing pool of oilseed adaptation patents is small. Oil palm adaptation patents primarily focus on and are concentrated on novel process innovation in plant breeding and biomass recycling techniques. Soybean patents cover both modern plant breeding technologies and plant varieties. By comparison, patent references to oil palm adaptation patents are fewer in number. These findings reveal a mismatch between oil palm adaptation requirements and technological availability knowledge. The oil palm research and development community are encouraged to better secure and disseminate intellectual property (IP) rights in order to inform adaptation diffusion and planning.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	oil palms
AGROVOC Term:	soybeans
AGROVOC Term:	rapeseed
AGROVOC Term:	sunflowers
AGROVOC Term:	plant breeding
AGROVOC Term:	intellectual property rights
AGROVOC Term:	network analysis
AGROVOC Term:	literature reviews
AGROVOC Term:	adaptation
AGROVOC Term:	climate change
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords:	adaptation strategy, climate change, intellectual property, oil palm, technology
Depositing User:	Nor Hasnita Abdul Samat
Date Deposited:	11 Mar 2025 00:44
Last Modified:	14 May 2026 09:02
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/4087

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