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Primer: Genome and Genetic Research, Patent Protection and 21st Century Medicine

• Introduction
• What is a patent?
• What is the purpose of a patent?
• What can be patented?
• What must an inventor show to get a patent?
• What must an inventor include with a patent application?
• Can living things be patented?
• What is a gene?
• How will the discovery of new genes help society?
• Why should patients care about patents?
• Are patents granted on an individual's genes?
• What does a patent say or provide?
• What is the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office?
• How are patents enforced?
• What is a license to a patent?
• Why are patents important to investors?
• How are gene patents different from patents on other chemical structures?
• What questions are at issue in current discussions on PTO policy?
• What happens when the PTO receives a new patent application?
• How long does a patent last?
• What are the various ways patents are licensed?
• What is the difference between releasing information into the public domain and patenting it?
• What is a patent interference?
• How expensive is it to obtain a patent?
• Which inventors hold the most patents?
• How many patent applications are filed each year?
• Do public institutions hold patents?
• What's the difference between the Human Genome Project and private sector genomics research?
• How many patents has the PTO issued covering gene sequences?
• What are the attitudes held by religious leaders toward gene patents?
• What are some of the great patent fights?
• What is an EST?
• Does a U.S. patent protect a company in other parts of the world?
• Are academic researchers exempt from the patent laws?
• What international treaties or establishments have been created to protect inventors?
• What is genetic testing?
• How useful are genetic tests?
• What is the basis for fearing genetic discrimination?
• What is gene therapy?
• How can genetic confidentiality be ensured?
• What have our nation's greatest minds said and thought about patents?
• Where can I get more information?

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