Re: [NTLK] Human Skin Patent

From: Norman Palardy (npalardy_at_great-white-software.com)
Date: Thu Aug 25 2005 - 09:01:23 PDT


On Aug 25, 2005, at 9:45 AM, John Hay wrote:

> Victor,
>
> Well, you could be right. I saw this last year, read it, re-read the
> article, archived it, and still could not believe that such a patent
> with such broad consequences would be, could be, or should be,
> granted, to anyone. It's just around the corner before we start
> seeing this kind of thing during our lifetimes, well maybe not
> mine ;-), I don't know, but it certainly is a logical and ultimately
> feasible topology.
>

These are as ridiculous as the patents on various genes.

Maybe the process to isolate and do something useful with certain genes
I could buy.
But patents on the genes themselves ?

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