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Old 04-06-2003, 08:08 PM
Oz
 
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Default Why the fear of GM Crops?

Jerry writes
A patent on life is not legally feasible because life has already been
created. You are using hyperbole. You are really talking about
patents on specific, man made (not naturally occurring)cultivars. And
it would be stupid to use a patent as a trade blocking mechanism. To
be profitable, one would need their patented product traded liberally
so as to reap liscensing revenue.


People have been patenting all sorts of genes all over.

If patenting is to be allowed to do this then it's worth noting that
patents run out, and surprisingly quickly.

So in a way the more that get patented, almost always without any short
term chance of being used commercially, then the more that fall off of
patent in 30 years and counting.

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