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> Is PCR patented, or was it at some point? Loud YES! And it only recently came off patent. This was really important for thermalcycler companies such as Bio-r
by anonymouskimmer 2y ago
> Is PCR patented, or was it at some point?
Loud YES! And it only recently came off patent. This was really important for thermalcycler companies such as Bio-rad, which probably wouldn't be the name it is without those patents.
- david-gpu 2y agoSo what was this guy complaining about, then? And it is not like patents prevent academics from doing research, either, as there are academic exceptions. In fact, the patent filing process forces the inventors to disclose how their invention works in detail, which makes it easier for academics to build on those ideas if they want to. It's only commercial applications that are really bound by IP licensing agreements, to my knowledge.
- moralestapia 2y agoIt was an opinion. I explicitly wrote "IMO" in there. If you don't like it I couldn't care less :^).
- david-gpu 2y ago> It was an opinion. I explicitly wrote "IMO" in there. Ctrl-F "IMO". No matches. Oops. Ctrl-F "opinion". No matches. Oops. And I'll leave this conversation here because neither of us is bothering to follow HN commenting guidelines at this point. Good luck with your research and I hope that if you apply for a patent it will be granted sells well.
- aipatselarom 2y agoBio-rad was founded 72 years ago, what are you talking about?