[ExI] Gene Patents: Good or Bad?

[samantha]

Rafal Smigrodzki wrote:
> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 9:05 AM, Dan <dan_ust at yahoo.com> wrote:
>   
>> In my mind bad. I disagree that not having patents stifles innovation.
>>
>>
>>     
>
> ### Clearly, yes, patenting stimulates innovation (yeah, I know,
> patents are issued by the state, and I also would prefer to have them
> issued by a private authority but for now state patents are better
> than nothing).
>   

It isn't clear to me or to anyone else here it seems.  So perhaps it 
actually is not so clear.  Especially in very questionable areas such as 
software patents.

- s

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