Cohen-Boyer专利已经成为遗传工程业的一个里程碑,尽管是一个命运不定的里程碑。该专利的反复无常的历史已在其权利的实质和范围两方面引起了混乱,要解决全部非议和反诉大概需要几年时间和耗费数百万美元。在此摘要叙述该专利的简史及现状。 1974年:斯坦福大学的Stanley Cohen和加利福尼亚大学的Herbert Boyer共同向美国专利与商标局提出专利申请,专利权由这两个大学分享。专利申请主要包括把外源基 The Cohen-Boyer patent has become a milestone in the genetic engineering industry, albeit a milestone of uncertainty. The capricious history of the patent has caused confusion both in substance and in scope of its rights, and it may take years and millions of dollars to resolve all the objections and counterclaims. This summary describes the brief history of the patent and the status quo. 1974: Stanley Cohen of Stanford University and Herbert Boyer of the University of California jointly filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and patents were shared between the two universities. Patent applications mainly include exogenous groups