tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36194190.post4282785235124517972..comments2024-03-29T02:16:43.873-05:00Comments on It's the Rheo Thing: More on DNA PatentabilityJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04412324900423436763noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36194190.post-18081365666262709622013-07-02T02:07:34.478-05:002013-07-02T02:07:34.478-05:00Excellent points and the details are more precise ...Excellent points and the details are more precise than elsewhere, thanks.Injection molding training onlinehttp://www.paulsontraining.com/paulson-products/injection-molding/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36194190.post-1461108856632342202010-03-31T13:59:55.368-05:002010-03-31T13:59:55.368-05:00Some good points, especially #3.
This is definite...Some good points, especially #3.<br /><br />This is definitely an issue where emotions can't just be overlooked. Genes are not just in humans, but then look at the reactions of many to GM food, GM animals...<br /><br />The days of patenting one or more genes by themselves are gone. The PTO demands a utility for it, and that utility is generally outside a body. If you find a different utility, you can get another patent.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04412324900423436763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36194190.post-10569417274901854532010-03-31T13:34:38.707-05:002010-03-31T13:34:38.707-05:00I agree that pharma patents are necessary to suppo...I agree that pharma patents are necessary to support the expensive and long-term R&D process. I don't like gene patents, though, because:<br />1 It is too much like patenting a person - and many affected people will have given no consent or received no compensation.<br />2. It is also like patenting a disease. Imagine if someone said, "I have a patent on H1N1. If you want to do diagnose or do lab tests on H1N1, you need my permission and pay for each instance." Not cool.<br />3. The academic drive to identify important genes, supported by NIH funding, is sufficiently strong without patentability.Materialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212265123565984739noreply@blogger.com