They Don’t Really Own MY Genes, do they?
No, not yours or anyone else’s. A gene patent does not give the patentee ownership of a gene in your body.
No, not yours or anyone else’s. A gene patent does not give the patentee ownership of a gene in...
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Swedish Biotech Exports – more than ABBA, IKEA and Volvo…?
For a small country such as Sweden, biotechnology, which accounts for 20% of Sweden’s net exports, occupies an important place in the Swedish economy. With a host of some...
For a small country such as Sweden, biotechnology, which accounts for 20% of Sweden’s net exports, occupies an important...
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The Gene Patents Debate in Australia – An Update
The patentability of genetic materials has been the subject of considerable community debate in Australia and elsewhere in recent years. Several inquiries have been held in Australia, including the...
The patentability of genetic materials has been the subject of considerable community debate in Australia and elsewhere in recent...
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Senate Committee says NO to Gene Patents Bill
Our News Alert of 25 November 2010 reported on the introduction of the Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) Bill 2010 to the Australian Parliament. The Bill proposes...
Our News Alert of 25 November 2010 reported on the introduction of the Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological...
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Final Report of a Senate Committee Inquiry into Gene Patents
Further to our recent News Alert on the “Gene Patent Debate” the final report of a Senate Committee Inquiry into the impact of patenting of human genes and genetic...
Further to our recent News Alert on the “Gene Patent Debate” the final report of a Senate Committee Inquiry...
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Federal Court considers issues of inventorship and patent entitlement
Disputes about entitlement to an invention have been relatively common in Patent Office proceedings in recent times but it is much less often that one reaches the Federal Court.
Disputes about entitlement to an invention have been relatively common in Patent Office proceedings in recent times but it...
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