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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: "John Zulauf" <johnzu(at)ia.nsc.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 13:07:19 -0600
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Jeme A Brelin wrote:
>
> I do believe there are several standing patents on naturally occurring
> chemicals, genes, and even whole plants.
That's very odd. What about the prior art... by nature. Then again
most of us would argue that a LASER would be patentable and they exist
in nature. I can see patenting a refining process but for naturally
occurring chemicals I don't see how one meets the "novel" or "original"
criteria.
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