Re: Plant Patents
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Plant Patents
- From: "* D* C* <m*@pipeline.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 16:05:43 -0400
- References: <35EAB082.336A@sbtek.net><35EBA575.2AA7@netsync.net><35EB93B6.5611@sbtek.net><35EC135B.9A8@netsync.net>
At 01:36 PM 9/1/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear Robins,
> Reading recent postings about plant patents brought to mind an
>interesting aspect of plant breeding, and ethics.
Aren't patents time-limited anyway? I mean, after awhile, the design, idea
or whatever loses patent protection and enters the public domain, where
it's basically up for grabs. Is that correct? I realize copyrights are a
different issue.
Sheila Smith
mikecook@pipeline.com
Niles, MI USA, Z 5/6
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