May. 7th, 2003

Patenting

May. 7th, 2003 02:29 pm
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And *this* is why I think the patent system is irretrievably broken.

"The race to patent the SARS virus has begun. Researchers in Canada and Hong Kong, the United States Government and biotechnology companies have filed provisional patents claiming rights to some of the organism's genes, and the virus."

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The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in the US has applied for rights to the entire virus and said the aim was not to profit but prevent others from controlling the technology.


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