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  1. Re:Procedures on Breast Cancer Gene Lawsuit Argues Patents Invalid · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm not so sure. One of the contested patents, claim 1 is:

    An isolated DNA coding for a BRCA1 polypeptide...

    No mention of a procedure, a method, a process, or a device used for, which is what many procedure patents have in their language.

  2. Re:I don't understand it. on Breast Cancer Gene Lawsuit Argues Patents Invalid · · Score: 5, Informative

    One of the patents cited was 5,747,282.

    Claim 1 states:

    1. An isolated DNA coding for a BRCA1 polypeptide, said polypeptide having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2

    I'm not any genetic engineer, but it seems they are receiving a patent on the specific DNA coding. So did they "discover" the code or is this code used to locate BRCA1? Seems pretty broad.

  3. Re:Lemme make sure I understand on Apple Reconsiders, Approves NIN iPhone App · · Score: 0

    Note I said most. I'd bet that most cell phone users don't use windows mobile either.

  4. Re:Lemme make sure I understand on Apple Reconsiders, Approves NIN iPhone App · · Score: 0

    You buy a product. Apple then tells you what you can and cannot put on your product? If you really wanted an app on your phone, and it was not available at the Apple Store, would you be able to get it anyhow? Or are you out of luck?

    This sounds like most (not all, but most) of the cell phones on the market. My wife can't install whatever she wants on her Nokia 2600. Sure the iPhone is labeled in the Smartphone/PDA class, but I don't think installing whatever you want on it is required to be in that class.

  5. IDANAL on Can Avatars Make Contracts? · · Score: 0, Troll

    but i wish my wife let me

  6. Embedded Flash on Adobe Pushing For Flash TVs · · Score: 1

    Does this mean that a new version of Flash will be coming out to work on other embedded devices, aside from set-top boxes? Will my iPhone or Wii now be able to work with the latest Flash out there?

  7. Re:Wow... on Mississippi Passes Law To Ban Traffic Light Cameras · · Score: 1

    Get real. Exactly how is to be determined whether a guy wasn't positive that he couldn't stop in time before ramming into the guy above him? Mind-reading?