[extropy-chat] BIO: Stem Cell Genes

[Rafal Smigrodzki]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brett Paatsch" <bpaatsch at bigpond.net.au>
To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] BIO: Stem Cell Genes


> > > Rafal Smigrodzki wrote:
>
> > ### Oh, the technology is patented already (as a preliminary
> > patent) and will be described in articles soon, but it will take
> > years before its clinical application. I really can't say anything
> > more.
>
> "Preliminary patent" seems like slightly confused lay-speak to me.
> I don't think there is any legally significant subset in the set of all
> US patents that is meaningful referred to as "preliminary".

### Yes, you are right, I meant provisional patents. Sorry for the
confusion.

Rafal