Adler R G
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Science. 1992 Aug 14;257(5072):908-14. doi: 10.1126/science.1502557.
This article provides a historical perspective for the patenting of gene sequences and describes the fundamentals and evolution of patent law. It summarizes federal technology transfer law and policy and assesses the impacts of patenting on academic research. The patentability of gene sequences is then considered along with potential impacts that published sequence data may have on obtaining patent protection for downstream products. Industry's position on gene patenting is summarized and perspectives from the emerging public record on these issues are presented. The article discussing points at which the filing of patent applications and the licensing of patents may be appropriate. It concludes that technology transfer policies for genome research must be adopted carefully so that they remain viable in a time of rapid technological change.
本文提供了基因序列专利申请的历史视角，并描述了专利法的基本原理和演变。它总结了联邦技术转让法律和政策，并评估了专利对学术研究的影响。接着探讨了基因序列的可专利性以及已发表的序列数据可能对下游产品获得专利保护产生的潜在影响。总结了行业在基因专利方面的立场，并呈现了关于这些问题的新兴公共记录中的观点。本文讨论了专利申请的提交和专利许可可能合适的要点。得出的结论是，必须谨慎采用基因组研究的技术转让政策，以便它们在技术快速变化的时代仍能保持可行性。
