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Patents Versus Your Health

Posted by simoniker on from the second-round-ko dept.

ethzer0 writes "It's no surprise to the Slashdot crowd that patents are a hot topic these days. But a story on Wired reports that Edwin Stone and Val Sheffield, professors at the University of Iowa, have discovered links between 15 genes and certain eye diseases, which means genetic tests could be developed for the diseases. But often the scientists find the genes or parts of them have already been patented. Any diagnostic test involving a patented gene could infringe on someone's intellectual property."

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  1. Call your lawyer by BortQ · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have a patent on stories saying that patents may be bad. /. better be prepared to pay me some big money or my lawyers are gonna cream them.

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  2. Re:God by Jorkapp · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am God the creator almight and I claim all patents on ever gene in every living creature.

    Perhaps, but we reverse engineered and open-sourced the human gene.

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  3. DO NOT call your lawyer! by Dark+Lord+Seth · · Score: 3, Funny

    I patented the "Bullshit" gene. Therefore, all lawyers, politicians, CEOs and feminists aren't allowed to do anything at all unless they pay me substantial amounts of money for using my gene. US elections are coming and this patent is going to make me fuckin' RICH!

    Also, feel free to mod me down, but only after a 250k Euro deposit to my Swiss bank account as pre-emptive settlement for patent violation. :)

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  4. Patents are bad certainly for my health by acidrain · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think I suffer elevated blood pressure every time I read a patents article on /.

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