Bioinformatics - Miscellaneous collection Miscellaneous

Bioinformatics - Miscellaneous collection Miscellaneous

Recent U.S. patents related to Bioinformatics:

6,369,295: Uses of transgenic mouse containing a type X collagen mutant
6,368,840: Acyl-CoA oxidase homologues
6,365,389: Human protein kinase H2LAU20
6,365,387: fabG
6,363,399: Project-based full-length biomolecular sequence database with expression categories
6,362,326: 11 cby genomic sequence
6,362,318: Protein called EPIL/placentin, process for the preparation of this protein and pharmaceutical composition containing such, DNA coding for said protein
6,361,978: Production of biotin
6,361,975: Mouse aspartic secretase-2(mASP-2)
6,361,967: Axor10, a g-protein coupled receptor
6,361,965: YfiI pseudouridine synthase
6,359,116: Compounds
6,358,741: Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and methods of use
6,358,725: Mouse aspartic secretase-1 (mASP1)
6,358,722: Heat tolerant phytases
6,358,721: Human p101 regulatory polypeptide
6,358,707: Human F11 antigen: a novel cell surface receptor involved in platelet aggregation
6,356,863: Virtual network file server
6,355,470: Genes encoding picric acid degradation
6,355,462: Disease resistance factor
6,355,452: Human histamine H3 gene variant-2
6,355,450: Computer readable genomic sequence of Haemophilus influenzae Rd, fragments thereof, and uses thereof
6,355,426: Methods for the characterization and selection of RNA target motifs that bind compounds of pharmaceutical use
6,355,423: Methods and devices for measuring differential gene expression
6,355,419: Preparation of pools of nucleic acids based on representation in a sample
6,353,093: gidB
6,353,092: Patched-2 polypeptide
6,352,843: YsxC from Staphylococcus aureus
6,352,840: pskG
6,351,712: Statistical combining of cell expression profiles
6,350,600: trmD
6,348,585: Human urotensin II
6,348,341: Human p101 regulatory polypeptide
6,348,339: Enzymes involved in degradation of branched-chain amino acids
6,346,403: Methionine metabolic enzymes
6,346,397: GyrA
6,346,396: MurA
6,346,395: Nucleic acids encoding Streptococcus pneumoniae FabG
6,344,542: Human EDG3sb gene
6,344,342: Human G protein coupled lysophosphatidic acid receptor
6,342,371: Interleukin-1 homologue, IL-1H4
6,340,568: Method for detecting and classifying nucleic acid hybridization 6,340,564: yhxB
6,338,966: Genes encoding sulfate assimilation proteins
6,337,181: Method of specifying vaccine components for viral quasispecies
6,334,099: Methods for normalization of experimental data
6,332,897: Assay methods
6,331,662: Plant retroelements
6,331,411: TopA

• tRNA - (1964) - 75 bases (old, slow, complicated method)
• First complete DNA genome: X174 DNA (1977) - 5386 bases
• human mitochondrial DNA (1981) - 16,569 bases
• tobacco chloroplast DNA (1986) - 155,844 bases
• First complete bacterial genome ( H. Influenzae )(1995) - 1.9 x 10 6 bases
• Yeast genome (eukaryote at ~ 1.5 x 10 7 ) completed in 1996
• Several archaebacteria
• E. coli -- 4 x 10 6 bases [1997 & 1998]
• Several pathogenic bacterial genomes sequenced
  • Helicobacter pyloris (ulcers)
  • Treponema pallidium (Syphilis)
  • Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)
  • Chlamydia trachomatis (trachoma - blindness)
  • Rickettsia prowazekii (epidemic typhus)
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis (tuberculosis)
• Nematode C. elegans ( ~ 4 x 10 8 ) - December 1998
• Drosophila (fruit fly) (2000)
• Human genome (rough draft completed 5/00) - 3 x 10 9 base

Research Groups in Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics Legal Issues

American Bar Association's Discussion Lists on Science and Technology
American Bar Association's Section on Science and Technology Law - Life Sciences
Bio-Science Law Review
Biotech Patent Fights
BioTechIP.com
Biotechnology: The Next Litigation Frontier
Biotechnology and the Law - Washington University Law School
Biotechnology Law Report - requires paid subscription
Boston U. Journal of Science & Technology Law, Symposium on Bionformatics and Intellectual Property
DNAPatent.com
Does patenting delay publishing?
The Elephant & the Fruit Fly - Managing Intellectual Property Rights in Strategic Alliances
Ethical Issues in BioComputing
FindLaw: Intellectual Property
Goodwin Proctor Bioinformatics Law Article
Google Directory - Science > Biology > Bioinformatics > Law and Ethics
Growth of biotechnology law
Hale and Dorr Bioinformatics Law Article
Homestead 2000: The Genome
Intellectual Property Rights and Research Tools in Molecular Biology
Internet Patent News
IP in the 21st Century Webography: Rights in Biotechnology/Human Genome/Genetic Engineering
Judge's Journal: Genetics in the Courtroom Issue
Judicature: Genetics in the Court
Jurist - Intellectual Property
Law.com Bioinformatics Law article
Legal issues surround programming bioinformatics
Legal Research Guide: Intellectual Property
Lex Mercatoria: Biology and Life Sciences
LLRX.com - excellent legal research site
MedBioWorld: Law & Biotechnology
Mintz Bioinformatics Advisory Feb 2002
Mintz Bioinformatics Advisory Nov 2001
Open-source debate enters the genomics arena
Patents In The Bioinformatics Field: Releasing The Gene Genie
pharmalicensing.com: features: Legal
Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology in the U.S.
Research Guide to International Intellectual Property Law
Software in Biology, Healthcare Poses New Legal Issues
Technology Law & Policy Journal
Tips for Licensing Biotechnology
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
The Virtual Chase - excellent legal research site

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