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Ontario Ignores Gene Patent

Posted by michael on from the put-up-your-dukes dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Well, for once my government the Ontario Tories have done something right. You see, there's this cancer test that involves a gene sequence patented in Utah. Thankfully, my goverment decided to ignore the patent and help out those who need it. Ah the joys of living in such a liberated country." Different provinces have made different decisions about this particular patent.

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  1. Don't be too happy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ah the joys of living in such a liberated country

    You'll be less pleased when GWB names Canada as a new member of the Axis of Evil in his upcoming State of the Union address because of your "intellectual terrorism".

  2. Sure... by breon.halling · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...they can ignore patents, but not my collection of unpaid parking tickets. ;)

    --
    "Yeah, well, Dracula called and he's coming over tonight for you and I said okay."
  3. prior art by J+x · · Score: 2, Funny

    Since we all have prior art on the human genome, shouldn't it be "open source"?

  4. If only by mnmn · · Score: 3, Funny


    Proud to be in a country that does this. Now if only Canada:

    (1) Ignores all copyrights on MS Windows
    (2) Leaves the ranks of GWB's warmonger party.. ..would be a VERY nice (albeit cold) country to live in.

    --
    "Give orange me give eat orange me eat orange give me eat orange give me you." -Nim Chimpsky
  5. Re:How you patent genes by VikingBerserker · · Score: 3, Funny

    So a natural gene might look like this:

    AxxxBxxxxCxxxxxxxxxD

    The patented gene sequence would look like this:

    ACBD

    They've patented the gene sequence for dyslexia?