AR-News: Europe Upholds Patent on Altered Mouse

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MUNICH, Germany - The European Patent Office on Tuesday upheld a Harvard
University patent on a mouse genetically altered to develop cancer, but
restricted its wording so that it applies only to mice and not to all
species of rodents.

The pan-European patent, granted in 1992, protects the method of
producing the animals. But the ruling, which closes a years-long legal
battle with environmental groups, added further qualifications to a 2001
ruling that limited the patent to rodents, rather than mammals in
general.

The patent office acknowledged concerns about ethical questions and
animal rights, but also said the medical uses of the patent must be
weighed.

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http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/world/9090068.htm

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