Comments on: Should Firms Be Able to Own Your Genes?
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- No way. No time. Nohow. They didn't create me, they can't own me, or any part of me. If there isn't already a law there should be. Write your congressman.
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- Hell no they shouldn't be able to own ANY genes, of human, animal or plant. No one can own nature. Just like no one can ban nature. The try with prohibition but you see that that dosn't work.
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- The answer to this is simple. If the research was paid for by the US taxpayers the answer is NO!
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- this is outrageous! Unbelievable! The legality of these patents must be overturned immediately!
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- The Indians had a better idea, there is no such thing as property...
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- This is another form of slavery.
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- This does not nake sense. It also raises a lot of alice-in-wonderland questions. If a gene replcates itself by natural processes without the companies permission does that violate the patent law. Can I be sued if my cells divide and produce extra copies of a patented gene and how could I expect to control that? Allowing for the patenting of Biological law makes no legal sense.
If we can start patenting scientific facts then I think I will patent the law of gravity and start charging everyone on the planet! - Reply to this comment
- Patents on genes were the result of some slick lawyering and ignorant patent examiners. As a matter of law, naturally occurring genetic sequences are not patentable.
The best analogy is probably trying to patent words. Just because you discover that a string of characters means something doesn't mean you can patent a word that people already use. - Reply to this comment
- We have the right to challenge any patent granted for something that was our property before the patent was issued.
We also have a history of anti-monopoly legislation that should keep any one company from having sole property to vital public interest, so the patent may well be in violation of the relevant statutes.
Why not exercise that right?
Any lawyers ready to make some money? - Reply to this comment
- This is ridiculous!
If an inventor holds a patent, then God has the patent over the genes in my body, thank you! - Reply to this comment
