Okay, so here's another thing that lawyers are good for. I asked my sister (the patent attorney that specializes in biotech stuff) how someone can patent a gene. Here's her response (wacked that it is):
the general rule is that you can patent a purified form of the gene b/c it doesn't exist in purified form in nature. Deanna Schneider Interactive Media Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
