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Cancer Mouse Not Patentable in Canada

Posted by timothy on from the say-onco-say-onco dept.

Proaxiom writes "The Globe and Mail is reporting the Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that OncoMouse, the so-called 'Harvard Mouse' that is especially prone to cancer, cannot be patented under Canadian law. The hapless rodent still enjoys patent protection in the U.S., Japan and much of Europe. So there is at least one place where higher life forms cannot be patented, but I am not familiar enough with the intricacies of international intellectual property treaties to figure out the consequences of the discrepancy. I'm sure countless IANAL's will be willing to offer opinions."

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  1. Re:countless IANAL's by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP wasted on a pointless statement ... is that a first?

  2. I ANAL, too! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We should meet up sometime!

  3. first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post is always best

    1. Re:first post by trolling4fun+profit · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yes it is, but this is not first post, this is not best. This is worst, it is a FAILURE. Your whole life is a string of failures. YOU FAIL IT!

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  4. FIRST POST! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP

  5. In Soviet Russia by Yakov+Smirnoff · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, Cancer Mouse patents you!!

    1. Re:In Soviet Russia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      in soviet Russia...

      Yakov Smirnoff NOT FUNNY!!!

      Joke SO OVER!!!!

    2. Re:In Soviet Russia by falzer · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      In Soviet Russia, Yakov Smirnoff patents COMEDY!

    3. Re:In Soviet Russia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Gotta admit I snickered when I read this, even though the joke is as stale as "all your base", and "I kiss you!".

    4. Re:In Soviet Russia by Em+Emalb · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Could someone please make this stop? It once was funny. Once. Now it's similiar to the:

      All your base stuff
      Natalie Portman and some warmed southern breakfast cereal
      Imagine a Beowulf cluster of anything
      lists like the one I just made
      corrections to lists like the one I just made.

      Take it in good humor, Yakov. Heh

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    5. Re:In Soviet Russia by PD · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      No, don't make it stop. This is why I read Slashdot. But you can keep bitching about things - I read slashdot for that too.

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    6. Re:In Soviet Russia by Kong+the+Medium · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      you have forgotten the link to a website with a goatse.

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    7. Re:In Soviet Russia by IIRCAFAIKIANAL · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      stupid moderators. If you're going to mod me down, do it right!

      Say it with me now:
      Offtopic, yes
      Funny, maybe
      Overrated, sure
      Redundant - it's the soviet russia jokes that are redundant and that was the WHOLE FUCKING POINT of my post! I don't see about fifteen posts bitching about the soviet russia jokes above mine, therefore I counter-moderate you as (-1, Functionally Illiterate Dunderhead)

      *sniff* smell the Karma burning :)

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  6. Hello Timmy.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why does everyone hate you so?

  7. Oh really, well, you should look at this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Before you register Yahoo e-mail account, you should know that this can happen.

    Temporary problem accessing your mailbox.

    We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. The problem with your mailbox has now been logged, and we are working to restore your access.

    Thank you for your patience.

    FUCK OFF YAHOO!!! I will take back my HOTMAIL account if you don't know how to run your e-mail service!!!!I have not been able to access my Yahoo e-mail in 8 hours!!!

  8. Re:Rah Rah! by Penguinoflight · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    No actually we dont like Canada because its so... Cold. And hey, maybe thats why you've got so many socialists... everyone is too busy freezing to notice that the Communists are taking over.

    Ignore it... I'm from Florida, and I'm just tired of everyone pointing their fingers at us for being dumb. Remember, it was the left-wing seniors that voted wrong, not me.

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  9. Haven for Scientology? by Elwood+P+Dowd · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Great. So all the spammers will send all their email through China, while the Church of Scientology will just censor usenet speech through Canada. Either that or we'll have to partition usenet from Canadian hosts.

    What's that? Not cancel moose? Oh. Nevermind.

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  10. All the more reason.... by MImeKillEr · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    .... to invade Canada.

    We can use our superior Cancer Mouse(TM) against their Mounties... We just need to teach them how to sing "Blame Canada" first.

    Sorry. Had to go there.

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  11. In Soviet Canada ... by CmdrTypo · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Mouse Patents You!

  12. Misleading Title by bernardos70 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I thought it meant some nutcase was trying to patent a computer mouse which caused cancer.