Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
expanded patent eligibility
patent upheld |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
civil case
No. 79-404 |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
affirmed the patentability |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
June 16, 1980 |
| gptkbp:field |
intellectual property
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
1970s biotechnology advancements
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Diamond v. Chakrabarty
|
| gptkbp:impact |
influenced biotechnology patents
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
biotechnology industry
|
| gptkbp:involved |
genetically modified organisms
patent law |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
9 justices |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
non-obviousness
novelty Patent Act of 1952 35 U.S.C. § 101 35 U.S.C. § 102 35 U.S.C. § 103 35 U.S.C. § 112 447 U.S. 303 (1980) whether a genetically modified bacterium is patentable enablement ethics of patenting life forms expanded scope of patentable subject matter increased patent filings in biotechnology patent granted utility requirement for patents U.S._patent_system |
| gptkbp:material |
Pseudomonas putida
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
analyzed by legal scholars
used in law school curricula landmark decision in patent law often cited in patent litigation |
| gptkbp:outcome |
patentability of living organisms
|
| gptkbp:patentAssignee |
gptkb:Ananda_Mohan_Chakrabarty
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Funk_Brothers_Seed_Co._v._Kalo_Inoculant_Co.
set precedent for future biotechnology patents |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Mayo_Collaborative_Services_v._Prometheus_Laboratories
gptkb:Association_for_Molecular_Pathology_v._Myriad_Genetics gptkb:Bilski_v._Kappos gptkb:Alice_Corp._v._CLS_Bank_International |
| gptkbp:researchField |
genetic engineering
|
| gptkbp:respondsTo |
Commissioner_of_Patents_and_Trademarks
|
| gptkbp:signatories |
gptkb:J._Craig_Venter
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first case to allow patenting of a living organism
|