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---------------------------------------- > Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:12:53 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [FC-discuss] Gene Patents? > > This isn't quite culture related, but... > > I saw somewhere that there are trademarks of 20% of our genes at the USPTO. > > My instinct is that this seems wrong, given that it's a patent of a > discovery of something that occurs in nature, and that it could potentially > harm the quality or price of various types of medical care or drugs. At the > same time, it seems possible that banning genetic patents could cause > pharmaceutical companies to decrease their investments in research. > > Does anyone here have thoughts on this? Does anyone know more about the > economics? I did some Googling and I found a lot of conflicting info. > > Best, > Jonathan > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss _________________________________________________________________ Get the most out of tax shelters and other breaks. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/TaxShelters/TaxShelters.aspx?icid=WLtextFebtagline _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
