Sentences with phrase «issuing patents on genes»
Courage notes that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office is still issuing patents on genes and there was one enforced in Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser — in which a party was found guilty of infringement.
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Issued last March to researchers at a little - known cotton seed company called Delta & Pine Land (D&PL) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the patent covers a technique for transferring three genes along with their genetic on switches into the seeds of genetically improved plants.
In the past decade, ethical questions in science have made headlines on issues such as the patenting of human genes, financial conflicts of interest in biomedical research and risk assessments related to environmental exposure to chemicals.
As Gary Stix reviewed in «Owning the Stuff of Life,» in the February issue, companies and universities have been on a spree of patenting not only whole genes but also genetic fragments of unknown utility.
For general preparation I made sure I was aware of the different types of intellectual property besides patents and read up on various topical issues such as gene patenting.
He provides advice and recommendations on issues relating to genetic testing, screening, gene patents, genetic privacy, stem cell therapy and the translation of new knowledge and technologies to improve in health services.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert Sweet issued a summary judgment ruling (pdf) that Myriad Genetics» patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes were invalid, as were the patents on Myriad's tests using those genes.
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