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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (98475)3/14/2000 9:09:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson  Read Replies (1) of 1570843
 
Daniel, I suspect that they will refuse to grant patents on the automated discovery of a gene.....after all it is a machine product and not a creative work, more like a list of cars in a parking lot. The methods of modulating genes are true works worth patenting on a case by case basis. The ability to turn off a gene that causes cancer, or turn on a gene to make a dwarf grow are worthy purposes and thos that do the work have earned their short monopoly....after they make the drug, get approvale etc, they will be lucky to have 5-7 years of protection. In addition a really powerful discovery, like a 100% cure for a certain widespread disease will get end run for humanitarian reasons in other countries that eschew genome patents.
As for those patents granted, many will be defeated when their non-intellectual origin is revealed.

Bill
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