Patent law--man-made, living microorganisms held patentable subject matter under section 101 of the Patent Act--Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 447 U.S. 303 (1980)
D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008829:Microbiology; D010330:Patents as Topic; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions
Biomedical and Behavioral Research; Diamond v. Chakrabarty; In re Chakrabarty; Legal Approach; Patent Act; Patent and Trademark Office; Plant Patent Act; Plant Variety Protection Act; U.S. Congress