Biotechnology and the Patenting of Living Organisms

Authors

Matthew McGovern

First Page

221

Abstract

Mr. McGovern discusses the reasoning behind the leap from patentability of non-living things to the living thing~ within the last twenty years. He concludes that neither the Supreme Court or Court of Customs and Patent Appeals has offered a convincing rationale for the inclusion of living things within 35 U.S.C. Section 101.

Recommended Citation

Matthew McGovern, Biotechnology and the Patenting of Living Organisms, 3 Animal L. Rev. 221 (1997).
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