15/05/03

US acts to keep SARS sequence public

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<p>The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has applied for a US patent on the coronavirus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).<br />
<P></P>CDC director Julie Gerberding says the move is an attempt to head off companies that might monopolise future diagnostics and treatments for SARS.<br />
<P></P>But the situation may develop into a full-scale intellectual-property battle between the CDC and other competitors for patent rights, which include the University of Hong Kong and the British Columbia Cancer Agency in Canada.<br />
<P></P><a href="http://www.nature.com/login/scidev_login.taf?ref=/nature/journal/v423/n6937/full/423214a_fs.html" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/tracking/external/'+this.href);" rel="noopener noreferrer">Link to <em>Nature</em> news in brief</A> <BR><BR>Reference: <em>Nature</em> 423, 214 (2003)<BR><BR><STRONG>Related SciDev.Net article:<BR><BR></STRONG><a href="/sars/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/tracking/external/'+this.href);" rel="noopener noreferrer">SciDev.Net’s resources on SARS and Developing Countries</A></p>

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has applied for a US patent on the coronavirus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

CDC director Julie Gerberding says the move is an attempt to head off companies that might monopolise future diagnostics and treatments for SARS.

But the situation may develop into a full-scale intellectual-property battle between the CDC and other competitors for patent rights, which include the University of Hong Kong and the British Columbia Cancer Agency in Canada.

Link to Nature news in brief

Reference: Nature 423, 214 (2003)

Related SciDev.Net article:

SciDev.Net’s resources on SARS and Developing Countries