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New Recommendations for Gene Patents - Thank Goodness!

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Posted by: Patent expirations

11/06/2009

But patents expire after 20 years. During that 20 years, there are restrictions, but after that, they are free and open. I don't see a problem with that.

Posted by: Asst prof., and author

10/28/2009

The consequences of secret-keeping are not so horrifying, as the technology to sequence becomes more widely available and the costs continue to come down. Horror of horrors, the market to commercialize based on these discoveries will actually depend on competition rather than monopoly.

Here's a recent debate I had with Gene Quinn on this subject: http://lauraflanders.firedoglake.com/2009/10/27/who-owns-you-corporations-patenting-your-genes/

Posted by: President Vulvox Inc.

10/21/2009

It's possible that protection of patented material in the biotechnology industry is no longer guaranteed and that that has caused the devaluation of patents they are talking about. Expect genetic engineering companies that discover gene sequences to keep them secret since they are not patentable. The consequences of that are obvious.

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