Gene Blues. / Nicholas Thompson.
by Thompson, Nicholas; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 69Business. Publisher: Washington Monthly, 2001ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): United States. Patent and Trademark Office | Biotechnology industries | Genes | Human gene mapping | Patent laws and legislation | PatentsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Developed in the 1790s, the goal of the U.S. patent system has always been to 'add the fuel of interest to the fire of genius,' as Abraham Lincoln put it. Patents give inventors the right to build fences around their inventions and make some money. As a tradeoff, inventors must show the world how they made their mousetraps, perhaps inspiring further innovation. Then, in due course, the fence gets taken down and the invention moves into the public domain." (WASHINGTON MONTHLY) This article explores the Patent Office system and asks whether it is prepared to deal with the ever-evolving gene industry.
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Originally Published: Gene Blues, April 2001; pp. 9-15.
"Developed in the 1790s, the goal of the U.S. patent system has always been to 'add the fuel of interest to the fire of genius,' as Abraham Lincoln put it. Patents give inventors the right to build fences around their inventions and make some money. As a tradeoff, inventors must show the world how they made their mousetraps, perhaps inspiring further innovation. Then, in due course, the fence gets taken down and the invention moves into the public domain." (WASHINGTON MONTHLY) This article explores the Patent Office system and asks whether it is prepared to deal with the ever-evolving gene industry.
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