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Slide 1Slide 2Slide 3Slide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10Slide 11Slide 12Slide 13Slide 14Today: Patenting Life*Exam #2 Th 3/26Monsanto Stock pricehttp://research.scottrade.com /public/stocks/snapshot/snap sh o t.aspMany Questions, but Few Answers?•Are herbicide or insect resistant plants safe to eat?•Are GM foods safe for the environment?•Are GM foods profitable for:–Consumers, Farmers, and Companies?% of Total US AcresCommon GM Crops in the U.S.http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/09/monsanto-is-hap.htmlHerbicide Tolerance; Insect Resistance; Viral ResistanceTypes of Genetically Modified CropsPatents give 20 year monopoly for inventorwww.uspto.govThree types of U.S. patents:1) Utility patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof;2) Design patents may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture; and3) Plant patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers and asexually reproduces any distinct and new variety of plant.www.uspto.govExamples of current patents:•Atryn- antithrombin produced in transgenic goats (in milk) has anti-clotting propertiesExamples of current patents:•Atryn- antithrombin produced in transgenic goats (in milk) has anti-clotting properties•Evolutec has patents on proteins in tick saliva for use as anti-inflammatoryExamples of current patents:•Atryn- antithrombin produced in transgenic goats (in milk) has anti-clotting properties•Evolutec has patents on proteins in tick saliva for use as anti-inflammator•GTG in Australia has patents on non-coding human DNA for detecting risk of various diseasesExamples of current patents:•Atryn- antithrombin produced in transgenic goats (in milk) has anti-clotting properties•Evolutec has patents on proteins in tick saliva for use as anti-inflammatory•GTG in Australia has patents on non-coding human DNA for detecting risk af various diseases•Over 70 U.S. patents for use of Indian neem treeNeem, say the women, helps babies sleep, keeps flies away, is a cosmetic, a disinfectant and a pesticide. Its leaves make good cattle fodder, its twigs are good for teeth and gums. It is used, they say, for snake bites, malaria, hysteria, high blood pressure, pain relief, skin diseases and a host of other ailments.Over 70 U.S. patents for use of Indian neem treeNeem, say the women, helps babies sleep, keeps flies away, is a cosmetic, a disinfectant and a pesticide. Its leaves make good cattle fodder, its twigs are good for teeth and gums. It is used, they say, for snake bites, malaria, hysteria, high blood pressure, pain relief, skin diseases and a host of other ailments.Over 70 U.S. patents for use of Indian neem treeOne was rejected due to previous use in indigenous Indian cultureConcerns of developing nations vs. industrialized countriesBioprospectingLack of research on third world problems.(tuberculosis, malaria, cholera, dysentery…Not


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