Example Sentences
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Our emotional attachment to our genomes may be part of why the patentability of the breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 has been pinging from court to court for years.
From Scientific American • Apr. 3, 2012
Writing in a 2010 patent case, Justice Kennedy worried that a lower court's ruling, if upheld, would "create uncertainty as to the patentability of software."
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2012
And the only way to avoid creating this barrier to entry is by excluding software from patentability so that Tom, Dick, and Harry can be sure their software isn’t infringing anyone’s patents.
From Forbes • Dec. 22, 2011
Britain's BioIndustry Association, without favoring either side in the case, had made an intervention arguing against the idea that the hurdle for patentability should involve data from clinical trials to prove industrial applicability.
From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2011
We are happy to consult with you in person or by letter as to the probable patentability of your invention.
