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Imagine that a virus is detected in your body and then you get sued by a patent troll for having unlicensed genetic sequences in your body.


Or GM seeds apparently getting blown into your fields and then getting sued for growing unlicensed crops:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/03/30/f...


The main reason why the EU bans GMO crops.


Federal patent law defines patent infringement as “mak[ing], us[ing], offer[ing] to sell, or sell[ing]” a patented invention. Not an attorney, but seems like it would be quite a stretch to argue that becoming infected with a virus would fall under one of those categories.


Well, a virus replicates by forcing your cells to make more of the virus. Just sayin'.


I swear that's the plot to something I have heard of... wish I could be more helpful and suggest a link.




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