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Re: [dvd-discuss] Gedanken Experiment -Unix and Norton

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Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] Gedanken Experiment -Unix and Norton
From: Jeme A Brelin <jeme(at)brelin.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 09:51:41 -0700 (PDT)
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On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, John Zulauf wrote:
> Look at pharmaceutical patents.  We've allowed the patenting of non
> obvious facts for some time now.  The distinction seems to be whether or
> not the facts are naturally occurring (but that would just be prior
> art... by nature).

I do believe there are several standing patents on naturally occurring
chemicals, genes, and even whole plants.

J.
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