期刊名称：Washington University Journal of Law & Policy
印刷版ISSN：1533-4686
电子版ISSN：1943-0000
出版年度：2002
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：261-287
出版社：Washington University School of Law
摘要：This Essay begins with a review of the legal treatment of biotechnology patents involving genetic information and addresses contemporary issues facing the federal courts and the USPTO. A consideration follows regarding the likely patent protection scenarios surrounding bioinformatics and proteomics. The Essay concludes with various proposals for the enhancement of progress in bioinformatics and proteomics, and other beneficiary research fields of genomics, through the securing of intellectual property rights.
关键词：Patents; Biotechnology; Computational biology; Genetic research; United States
