by Steve Driskill | Jun 13, 2013 | [sub] biotech, Subject Matter Eligibility
A naturally occurring DNA segment is a product of nature and not patent eligible merely because it has been isolated. On the other hand, cDNA is patent eligible because it is not naturally occurring. Background / Facts: The patents here are directed to human genes now...
by Steve Driskill | May 13, 2013 | [sub] patent exhaustion, Post-Issuance
Patent exhaustion does not permit a farmer to reproduce patented seeds through planting and harvesting without the patent holder’s permission. Such planting and harvesting of subsequent generations constitutes an impermissible “making” of the claimed invention. The...
