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Law Practice

Sep. 9, 2005

Scientific Value Aside, Bits of Corn DNA Don't Get Patents

SAN FRANCISCO - In its guidelines for patent applications, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states unequivocally that inventions must actually work to be patented.

By Erik Cummins
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - In its guidelines for patent applications, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states unequivocally that inventions must actually work to be patented.
        In a decision Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washi...

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