| − | In ''Diamond v. Chakrabarty'', 447 U.S. 303, 309 (1980), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] extended patent protection to new forms of life. The Court relied on the legislative history, noting that the drafters of 35 U.S.C. § 101 intended "to 'include anything under the sun that is made by man.'" ''Id.'' at 309 (quoting S. REP. NO. 1979, 82d Cong., 2d Sess. 5 (1952); and H.R. REP. NO. 1923, 82d Cong., 2d Sess. 6 (1952)). | + | In ''Diamond v. Chakrabarty'', 447 U.S. 303 (1980), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] extended patent protection to new forms of life. The Court relied on the legislative history, noting that the drafters of 35 U.S.C. § 101 intended "to 'include anything under the sun that is made by man.'" ''Id.'' at 309 (quoting S. REP. NO. 1979, 82d Cong., 2d Sess. 5 (1952); and H.R. REP. NO. 1923, 82d Cong., 2d Sess. 6 (1952)). |
| | Patents are granted today for genetic material, though the [[ACLU]] challenged this practice with a lawsuit in 2009. | | Patents are granted today for genetic material, though the [[ACLU]] challenged this practice with a lawsuit in 2009. |