Biotechnology and Computer Software: The Patent System Responds to Exploding Technologies

4/11/97


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Biotechnology and Computer Software: The Patent System Responds to Exploding Technologies

April 11, 1997

Future Shock - A. Toffler 1970

Exploding Technologies

Fundamental Questions

Fundamental Questions

Thesis

Thesis

Thesis

Nevertheless … Continued Criticism of Patenting Software

And … Continued Criticism of Patenting Some Fruits of Biotechnology

Computers - The 1940’s

Who would have imagined???

From: As We May Think

Antibiotics - The 1940’s

Bioscience - The 1950’s

Who would have imagined???

From: Natural State

The 1950’s - Patent Law Revision

The 1950’s and 1960’s - Antibiotics

The 1960’s - Biochemistry and Other Bioscience

Academic Research vs. Practical Utility

The 1960’s - Computers

The 1960’s - Patent Office

The 1960’s - Software

The 1960’s - Software Patenting ... NOT

The 1960’s - Software

The 1960’s - Software

The 1970’s - Software

The 1970’s - Patenting

The 1970’s - Biotechnology

The 1980’s - Biotechnology

The 1980’s - Biotechnology

The 1980’s - Biotechnology

The 1980’s - Software

The 1980’s - Software

The 1980’s - Software Patent

The 1990’s - Software Patents

The 1990’s - Software Patents

Computer Patents Issued

Software Patents Issued

The 1990’s - Biotechnology

Biotechnology Patents Issued

The 1990’s - Biotechnology in the PTO

The 1990’s - Biotechnology

The 1990’s - Biotechnology

The 1990’s - Animal Patents

The 1990’s - Whole Gene Patents

The 1990’s - Patents for Plants

The 1990’s - Huge Sequence Patents

The 1990’s - Patent and Trademark Office

Genentech v Novo Nordisk, CAFC March 13, 1997

Biotech Patent Suits Filed

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Author: Gerry J. Elman

Email: elman@elman.com

Home Page: http://www.elman.com/elman/