tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397792821982381469.post6656224113858611150..comments2022-05-24T11:05:36.252-07:00Comments on The Claim Game: Catalyzing Biotechnology: Diamond v. ChakrabartyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03987744387522449808noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397792821982381469.post-42025975496831930172016-02-27T19:36:18.833-08:002016-02-27T19:36:18.833-08:00Great questions! I think if you look at other life...Great questions! I think if you look at other life science patent cases it get really tricky as to what's natural vs modified. If you look at my post on Myriad Genetics, you can see that the court deliberates this a lot and pretty much decides that if it occurs in nature, without the intervention of man, then it is natural. There is a necessity of man made intervention to make a living organism patentable. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987744387522449808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397792821982381469.post-21697598066143816412016-02-27T17:23:59.690-08:002016-02-27T17:23:59.690-08:00I think this was an amazing post to read about. I ...I think this was an amazing post to read about. I never thought about having living organisms patented. If "everything manmade under the sun" can be patented, I do believe Ananda Chakrabarty has a right to patent these microorganisms because Ananda was the one to genetically engineer the bacterial to make it of use, such as in an oil spill. This is a huge case, and it is important to note that it was only in favor of Chakrabarty by one vote. In the 5 - 4 decision, the creation of modified, non-naturally occurring substances can be patented. Good read, and nice picture!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03586866622123831885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397792821982381469.post-46788297539441813122016-02-26T14:03:51.278-08:002016-02-26T14:03:51.278-08:00Hey Umeet,
Great Job. I know class we discussed h...Hey Umeet,<br /><br />Great Job. I know class we discussed how everything under the sun is patentable. But patenting a living organism is really questionable. Does this mean that if man were to colonize Mars and find some other microorganisms in Mars, man would be able to patent it under law? What's the difference between a natural microorganism vs a genetically modified organism? Even genetically modified organisms are made from actual microorganisms. So its curious how one is patentable but the other is not. I do agree that this case is important in that it stretches the realm of patent law.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022888625603086029noreply@blogger.com