Stemming the Stem Cell Setback

Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review, Dec 2003

This Comment highlights the recent federal funding setbacks in the biotechnology industry and considers the resulting challenges to future research collaboration. After providing a historical background to stem cell technology, Mr. Fleis examines the passionately opposed public responses to the technology's use of embryos and to its future applications. Fleis continues by noting past legislative initiatives that have accelerated the ease of patenting biotechnology and research findings in general. The Comment addresses several possible solutions to the tension between limited government funding and continued stem cell research, such as the adoption of a more relaxed experimental use standard. Stem cell research can continue in non-federally funded areas through private grants, although this process requires burdensome record keeping ensuring no federal funds touch the research. The author proposes a restructuring of either the patent statute or of applicable Patent and Trademark Office regulations to heighten the presently low utility standard as a resolution to the stem cell research setback.

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Stemming the Stem Cell Setback

Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review Volume 7 | Issue 1 Article 6 Stemming the Stem Cell Setback Patrick J. Fleis Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/iplr Part of the Intellectual Property Commons Repository Citation Patrick J. Fleis, Stemming the Stem Cell Setback, 7 Intellectual Property L. Rev. 205 (2003). Available at: http://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/iplr/vol7/iss1/6 This Comment is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at Marquette Law Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review by an authorized administrator of Marquette Law Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact . HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 205 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 206 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 207 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 208 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 209 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 210 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 211 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 212 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 213 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 214 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 215 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 216 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 217 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 218 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 219 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 220 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 221 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 222 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 223 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 224 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 225 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 226 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 227 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 228 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 229 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 230 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 231 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 232 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 233 2003 HeinOnline -- 7 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 234 2003 (...truncated)


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