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Nanotechnology -- the Next Industrial Revolution
Janelle D. Strode of Lathrop Gage
Nanotechnology, the science and technology of precisely controlling the structure of matter at the molecular level, is widely viewed as the most significant technological frontier currently being explored. Materials and devices at the nanoscale (a nanometer is one billionth of one meter) hold vast promise for innovation in virtually every industry and public endeavor including health, electronics, transportation, the environment and national security, and has been heralded by many as "the next industrial revolution."
Excuse Me, Please, But Do You Happen to Have a License for That Plant
Neil L. Arney and David R. Barnard of Lathrop Gage
A recent ruling eliminates any doubt about plant patent validity, and means farmers can expect to see more vigorous enforcement of patent rights, including infringement lawsuits.
Boulder Employers Brace for New Genetics Legislation
Judith Biggs of Holland & Hart LLP
In October 1990 a consortium of six countries, comprised of the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China and France, announced their intention to determine the sequence of the three billion chemical base pairs that comprise human DNA, and to identify the 35,000 genes in human DNA through a program called the Human Genome Project ("the Project").
Interfaces Between Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge and Folklore: A U.S. Perspective
Rory J. Radding of Pennie & Edmonds LLP
As appreciation of the importance of traditional knowledge and folklore, and the fruits thereof, grows on a worldwide scale, the protection of traditional knowledge and traditional knowledge-derived property as intellectual property (IP) has come under scrutiny. Nations are becoming increasingly protective of their natural resources.
General Information About 35 U.S.C. 161: Plant Patents
US Patent and Trademark Office
This publication provides a basic and understandable overview of plant patents. It will help prospective plant patent applicants to identify what types of plants are patentable, as well as present the legal requirements for attaining a plant patent in terms which can be understood by attorneys, plant breeders, growers and gardeners and present the formal requirements of an application for plant patents.

Genetics

Nanotechnology -- the Next Industrial Revolution

Excuse Me, Please, But Do You Happen to Have a License for That Plant

Boulder Employers Brace for New Genetics Legislation

Interfaces Between Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge and Folklore: A U.S. Perspective

General Information About 35 U.S.C. 161: Plant Patents

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