Patents and the human genome project
Journal Article
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· Bio/Technology; (United States)
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, OH (United States)
In September 1992 the US Patent Office rejected a patent on a large number of newly discovered gene sequences. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) tried to patent these gene sequences before they knew the function of each sequence. This paper discusses the political issues behind this patent effort and raises questions about whether Biotechnology, or at least the biomedical sector, can function effectively in a free market. 6 refs.
- OSTI ID:
- 5695801
- Journal Information:
- Bio/Technology; (United States), Vol. 11:6; ISSN 0733-222X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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