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U.S. Denies Patent on Part-Human Hybrid
jimkski wrote to mention a Boston Globe story involving the refusal of a patent claim on a genetically engineered creature. From the article: "A New York scientist's seven-year effort to win a patent on a laboratory-conceived creature that is part human and part animal ended in failure Friday, closing a historic and somewhat ghoulish chapter in U.S. intellectual property law."
.. if he'd hired Disneys lawyers.
You guessed it, Rush Limbaugh
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Nah, this is more likely because of the republican administration and the likely implication of granting this patent.
What? A bunch of human-monkey hybrids that will certainly vote Democrat?!
You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
There goes my retirement plan!!
I was going to have some kids, patent them... then collect royalties off them when they have kids...
That way I could retire with relative ease.
Can't wait to get started on my perfect pet!
Well, seeing as how the IQ of said creature would be far lower than the average human,
You from the U.S. ? Sometimes the people here really make me wonder if that would be true.
"...Now that he has been rebuffed by his community the scientist will turn his discovery towards evil - and unleash his unholy creation on the public to seek revenge!..."
I can see the SciFi channel picking up the phone to get the rights right now.
"Enjoy what you're doing! If it becomes drudgery, you're doing it wrong!" - Jim Butterfield
I was planning on creating an army of giant half human, half goat warriors that would obey my every command. I would use them in an elaborate plot to rob a bank and hold the UN hostage. Then again, maybe the plan is worth going ahead with even if I cant patent it.
Still, as long as it isnt part human, your chances of prevailing in the patent office seem pretty good. Which means the giant radioactive bees are definitely good to go.
creature that is part human and part animal
wow, talk about prior art.....
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
-Oscar Wilde
God help us all :)
Now I can't sue Bill Gates for violating that patent by living.
You're saying IP lawyers are part human? Shirley some mistake... ;-)
The scientist should now go Patent the Idea of having something not patented.
"Nice to see - my faith in the Patent system has raised slightly from 'completely hopeless' to 'mostly hopeless'"
Funny, my opinion went from 'harmless' tp 'mostly harmless'.
Does dog-man get royalties, or does the guy who patented dog-man?
And if they make a dog-man and a dog-woman, could the patent owner sue if they breed?
Warning: Apple/Nintendo fangirl. Likes her electronics cute & cuddly. May be rabid.
Can't wait to get started on my perfect pet!
:o
what are her measurements going to be?
Hey! Was it a Manimal?
And here I was thinking patents couldn't be denied. Wonder how long until they try this "deny" thing with the software patents...
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This wouldn't be a problem if the rest of the world would just use English.
Be careful what you wish for.
Wait, this is slashdot, where I wish the editors would just use English.
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What? A bunch of human-monkey hybrids that will certainly vote Democrat?!
:)
Nah, the monkey's vote Republican
LilMikey.com... I'll stop doing it when you sto
As an IP lawyer myself, I'd like to confirm that we are indeed a race of half-man half-shark atomic monsters. Cower before us.
-- This and all my posts are in the public domain. I am a lawyer. I am not your lawyer, and this is not legal advice.
Bart: How would I go about patenting a half-man, half-monkey-type creature?
Patent Office Official: I'm sorry, that would be playing God.
Bart: God shmod! I want my monkey-man!
insert witty comment here
It seems that one Dr. Moreau had prior art. Maybe that's why USPTO refused it.
-- Alastair
For "conquering the planet" and "taming the forces of nature" I'd say the ants have far surpassed us. For sheer biomass and diversity, check out the info on beatles. We definitely have it all over the other primates, though. Humans rock!
Do we have a right to play God?
We're not playing god. We're playing "code monkey". The language just happens to be DNA and we're reverse engineering a set of programs doen by a vastly supurior coder... sorta like a VB programmer trying to understand and modify the vi source code.
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Deuteronomy 23:13 And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee ...
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