1.Review - When DNA Is Isolated from the Human Body, Should it Be Subject to Ownership by...

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1.Review - When DNA Is Isolated from the Human Body, Should it Be Subject
to Ownership by Patent?
Answer: When DNA is isolated from the human body it should not be subject to
ownership by patent as cited by Supreme Court in „‟ Association for Molecular
Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.‟‟ case where the validity of gene patent has
een overthrown as natural occu
ing DNA even when taken out of the human
ody cannot patented but those produced artificially are eligible for patents.
What are the implications of our law recognizing ownership over components
of the human body? List the benefits and the drawbacks of a ruling by the
court that would allow such ownership rights to be recognized by law.
There will be both positive and negative impact of our laws recognizing ownership
over components of the human body as ownership
ings investment in heath
esearch on one hand while it also increases the price of the healthcare and secure
monopoly of a particular company.
The major benefits are that it will
ing innovation and research for the cure of
various diseases when the ownership rights are secured by the law. It also
ings
investment from private companies as they are lured by the „patent‟ rights that will
oost its profitability for decades. But it has drawbacks also as the competition is
hampered over the years and the access of quality health services to the people
ecomes more costlier. Thus, there need to be case by case study before granting
ownership over components of human body and the right of people to have
affordable and equitable health services must be assured.
2. Find a story in the newspaper about liability resulting from the ownership
of real property. Do you think that landowner should be liable in the case that
you located? Why or why not?
Answer: The liability of the ownership of...

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1.Review - When DNA Is Isolated from the Human Body, Should it Be Subject 
to Ownership by Patent? 
Answer: When DNA is isolated from the human body it should not be subject to 
ownership by patent as cited by Supreme Court in „‟ Association for Molecular 
Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.‟‟  case where the validity of gene patent has 
been overthrown as natural occurring DNA even when taken out of the human 
body cannot patented but those produced artificially are eligible for patents.
What are the implications of our law recognizing ownership over components 
of the human body?  List the benefits and the drawbacks of a ruling by the 
court that would allow such ownership rights to be recognized by law. 
There will be both positive and negative impact of our laws recognizing ownership 
over components of the human body as ownership brings investment in heath 
research on one hand while it also increases the price of the healthcare and secure 
monopoly of a particular company. 
The major benefits are that it will bring innovation and research for the cure of 
various diseases when the ownership rights are secured by the law. It also brings 
investment from private companies as they are lured by the „patent‟ rights that will 
boost its profitability for decades. But it has drawbacks also as the competition is 
hampered over the years and the access of quality health services to the people 
becomes more costlier. Thus, there need to be case by case study before granting 
ownership over components of human body and the right of people to have 
affordable and equitable health services must be assured.
2. Find a story in the newspaper about liability resulting from the ownership 
of real property. Do you think that landowner should be liable in the case that 
you located? Why or why not? 
Answer:

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