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ERIC Number: EJ351145
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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U.S. Unit Opens Way to Patent Animals; Humans Seen Likely to Be Next Test Case.
Wheeler, David L.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n31 p1,8 Apr 15 1987
With a decision on an oyster developed at the University of Washington, the federal Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences has opened the way to granting patents for animals and animal improvements developed through genetic engineering and other scientific methods. (MSE)
Descriptors: Animals, Federal Government, Genetic Engineering, Higher Education, Legal Problems, Ownership, Patents, Public Agencies, Scientific Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences; University of Washington