The Problem with—and Possible Solution to—Gene Patents

Problems and possible solutions to genomics research Despite years of collaborative research, genomics research is still in its early stages - many expectations in this field depend on future innovation, discovery and application. The future vision presented by Francis Collins, Eric Green, Alan Guttmacher, and Mark Guyer (Collins et al., 2003) relies on free information exchange among researchers. Problems (eg patents and licenses) and commercialization (p.

Human Growth Hormone Gene is one of the latest patents granted to the US company Human Genome Sciences (HGS). HGS has filed a patent application covering over 1 million partial human gene sequences. HGS has partnered with at least 10 major pharmaceutical companies to provide access to human genetic information and genetic information. This proves that the opinion of the views of human patent applications as "American issues" has not been proven to be only partially correct. Yes, this is a matter of the US, but it is spreading all over the world. The Flinders Medical Center in Australia seeks a patent monopoly on human cell lines (part of the diagnostic test for autoimmune disease) on five continents

A patent is an exclusive right granted to an invention, and an invention is usually a product or process that executes things in new ways and provides new technical solutions to problems. In order to obtain a patent, it is necessary to publicly disclose technical information concerning the invention as a patent application. In principle, the patent owner has the exclusive right to prevent or prevent other people from commercially using the patented invention. In other words, patent protection means that the invention can not be manufactured, used, distributed, imported or sold by others without the consent of the owner of the patent.

This patent provides a technical solution to technical problems. Patents are granted only to inventions that meet certain criteria known as patentability criteria. This patent is valid for 20 years from the date of patent application. Since patents are the territorial rights, they can only be enforced in the permitted countries. Therefore legal measures against patent infringement or infringement can only be requested in that country. In order to obtain patent protection in various countries, it is necessary to apply a patent in each country. The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) provides access to international patent applications through patent applications and can be submitted in many countries through a single patent application. However, even after submitting the PCT application, the approval of the patent is still determined by the individual patent offices.