Patenting Life?   1 2

More on the Genetically Modified Mouse

Supreme Court of Canada Ruling (1). Another copy (2).

Industry Canada report: Ethical Issues Associated With The Patenting of Higher Life Forms (3)

Earlier opposite decision by Federal Court of Appeal on Aug 3, 2000. (4)

Indiana University School of Law: Beyond the Harvard Mouse: Current Patent Practice and the Necessity of Clear Guidelines in Biotechnology Patent Law (5)

References

[1] http://www.lexum.umontreal.ca/csc-scc/en/rec/html/harvard.en.html
Supreme Court of Canada decision published by LexUM: Harvard College v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents) Dec 5, 2002

[2] http://www.cbc.ca/news/features/harvard_mouse_scoc2.txt
Same text as [1]

[3] http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/ip00077e.html
Industry Canada: Ethical Issues Associated With The Patenting of Higher Life Forms

[4] http://cbc.ca/storyview/CBC/2000/08/03/mousepatent000803
Court allows genetically altered mouse patent, CBC News Online, Fri Aug 4, 2000

[5] http://www.law.indiana.edu/ilj/v73/no3/walter.html
Indiana University School of Law: Beyond the Harvard Mouse: Current Patent Practice and the Necessity of Clear Guidelines in Biotechnology Patent Law by Carrie F. Walter, 1997