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Science 3 January 2003:
Vol. 299. no. 5603, pp. 26 - 27
DOI: 10.1126/science.299.5603.26a
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
Universities Ask Supreme Court to Reverse Patent Ruling

David Malakoff

This week, academic research powerhouses asked the Supreme Court to review--and ultimately overturn--a patent decision that they believe will hinder research by forcing scientists to obtain permission before using patented technologies. Critics say the October decision, in Madey v. Duke University, effectively ends a 170-year-old practice of allowing scientists to freely borrow patented technologies for limited use in basic research that isn't aimed at commercial ventures.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)