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Will restricting the ability to get patents put a damper on scientific discovery?
Scientists Enter Stem Cell Patents Fight
By Associated Press
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said in a preliminary decision in April that it was preparing to throw out the patents because Thomson's discoveries were obvious given previous research by other scientists.
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Doug Melton, co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, said in a declaration released Monday that Thomson's achievements came from his access to money and materials, not groundbreaking science. |
http://www.comcast.net/news/science/index.jsp?cat=SCIENCE&fn=/2007/07/03/705944.html
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