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Timber Loftis · 03-08-2005, 01:58 AM

Put into action, patenting genes is dangerous. This is due to the sophistication of the patent applicant vs. that of the patent regulator. When Monsanto patented BT soy and cotton, it wrote its patents broadly to cover any gene splicing or genetic engineering relating to soy or cotton broadly. The USPTO let this get through, so now even if you want to patent soy to do something completely different than what Monsanto patented, you must still treat them as the patent holder. If we are to patent such things, the patent regulators need to be on the cutting edge of the curve, not following.

03-08-2005, 01:58 AM	#5
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	Put into action, patenting genes is dangerous. This is due to the sophistication of the patent applicant vs. that of the patent regulator. When Monsanto patented BT soy and cotton, it wrote its patents broadly to cover any gene splicing or genetic engineering relating to soy or cotton broadly. The USPTO let this get through, so now even if you want to patent soy to do something completely different than what Monsanto patented, you must still treat them as the patent holder. If we are to patent such things, the patent regulators need to be on the cutting edge of the curve, not following. __________________