Patent law--human-made, genetically engineered, living microorganism constitutes a "manufacture" or "composition of matter" under Title 35 U.S.C. Sect. 101--Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 477 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; Legal Approach; Parker v. Flook; Patent and Trademark Office; Plant Patent Act; Plant Variety Protection Act