Australian Patent Lawyers Claim Patenting Genes Is Necessary For...

Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 11/17/2009 - 16:52

Here in the US, there's an important legal battle going on over whether or not you can patent genes .

Not surprisingly, we're very much against such a system, which gives a total monopoly to certain companies on doing certain types of genetic testing.

It also makes no sense at all, as patents are supposed to be about promoting invention -- not finding something in nature that others can also find.

Down in Australia, however, there's a similar debate...

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