Patenting Human Genes

[Tinman57]

[  These people are out of their minds.....]
Supreme Court: We'll decide if human genes can be patented
The Supreme Court will make the decision as to whether corporations have the right to patent genes they discover.

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/supreme-court-well-decide-if-human-genes-can-be-patented/7214

[Renegade]

[  These people are out of their minds.....]

+1

It needs to stop at some point.

[barney]

What I want to know is whether I can be sued for having a gene they patent - litigation seems to be the order of the day.

And, if they do sue, and I loose, does that mean I'd have to have that gene removed? 

If so, who pays for my surgery/funeral?!?  Presumably, that would be me, since I happened to possess the offending gene  .

Would prior use count - assuming I'm older than the corp. that patented my gene?

Just a few surface thoughts  .

[mwb1100]

My retirement plan: once my kids get done with college and get real jobs, I can sue for patent infringement.

[barney]

Definitely a seminal plan  .

[IainB]

...[  These people are out of their minds.....]...

No, it's so cunning a plan that you could put a tail on it and call it a ferret.
If you were the arbiter of gene-patenting copyright, then you could presumably be the object/recipient of much corporate lobbying, praise and, erm ... funding.
You'd be on a gravy train for life.

[tomos]

...[  These people are out of their minds.....]...

No, it's so cunning a plan that you could put a tail on it and call it a ferret.

and  at the same time...

[Renegade]

You'd be on a gravy train for life.

Now I'm wondering when the patent troll with the patent on douchebaggery will come out of the steamy pile...

[MilesAhead]

Although if it's a clone I believe you have to Copyright it. No Dupes of this Defensive Back will be made without the express written consent of the NFL.