Can Anyone Explain Why The Cdc Pantented The Ebola Virus In 2008?

[Desperado]

The CDC on 10/26/2008 patented Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof
CA 2741523 A1. Just looking for a logical explanation.
Patent CA2741523A1 - Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof - Google Patents

 

[shart_attack]

To curb the number of threads started online about the Ebola virus is my guess.

 

[ogibillm]

it's a patent for methods of detection and treatment.

 

[mamooth]

It could also be a defensive patent, preventing any private organizations from getting a patent and then using that patent to restrict research, or to charge monopoly prices for a test.

That has happened with other diseases. One company had a patent on a test for a breast cancer gene, charged $4000 a pop, and thought that no one else should be allowed to test for the gene.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/11/b...ancer-tests-denied-injunction-in-lawsuit.html

 

[Delta4Embassy]

The CDC on 10/26/2008 patented Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof
CA 2741523 A1. Just looking for a logical explanation.
Patent CA2741523A1 - Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof - Google Patents

If you describe a previously unknown species of animal you usually get your name included in the official Latin name. Presumedly then, the patent is akin to this and they thoroughly described some version of it that made their description unique and thus able to receive a patent.

They're patenting genes now utilizing the same principle. Not without controversy though.

 

[LoneLaugher]

The CDC on 10/26/2008 patented Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof
CA 2741523 A1. Just looking for a logical explanation.
Patent CA2741523A1 - Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof - Google Patents

It seems like you have some suspicion. Why not state them?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

The CDC on 10/26/2008 patented Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof
CA 2741523 A1. Just looking for a logical explanation.
Patent CA2741523A1 - Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof - Google Patents

It seems like you have some suspicion. Why not state them?

Obviously it's so they could manufacture it and use it against our own people for some conspiratorial reason. Duh.....

 

[BlackFlag]

It's becase they've been preparing to KILL US ALL!!!

 

[LoneLaugher]

The CDC on 10/26/2008 patented Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof
CA 2741523 A1. Just looking for a logical explanation.
Patent CA2741523A1 - Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof - Google Patents

It seems like you have some suspicion. Why not state them?

Obviously it's so they could manufacture it and use it against our own people for some conspiratorial reason. Duh.....

Well...YOU know it and I know it......but I was wondering if the OP knew it.

 

[Desperado]

The CDC on 10/26/2008 patented Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof
CA 2741523 A1. Just looking for a logical explanation.
Patent CA2741523A1 - Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof - Google Patents

If you describe a previously unknown species of animal you usually get your name included in the official Latin name. Presumedly then, the patent is akin to this and they thoroughly described some version of it that made their description unique and thus able to receive a patent.

They're patenting genes now utilizing the same principle. Not without controversy though.

Thanks I was not looking for any sinister motive, I just had not seen a patent on a virus before.
Appreciate the info.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

The CDC on 10/26/2008 patented Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof
CA 2741523 A1. Just looking for a logical explanation.
Patent CA2741523A1 - Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof - Google Patents

It seems like you have some suspicion. Why not state them?

Obviously it's so they could manufacture it and use it against our own people for some conspiratorial reason. Duh.....

Ya cause arresting and disappearing people never works...

 

[LoneLaugher]

The CDC on 10/26/2008 patented Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof
CA 2741523 A1. Just looking for a logical explanation.
Patent CA2741523A1 - Human ebola virus species and compositions and methods thereof - Google Patents

It seems like you have some suspicion. Why not state them?

Obviously it's so they could manufacture it and use it against our own people for some conspiratorial reason. Duh.....

Ya cause arresting and disappearing people never works...

But....as we have witnessed over the past few days....this way is much more fun!

 

[koshergrl]

It's becase they've been preparing to KILL US ALL!!!

Well it is the cdc, after all. That seems to be their primary objective. And they're pretty good at it!

 

[Flopper]

Most of the above posts are partially correct. The following link should shed some light on the issue. The US government holds in excess of 30,000 patents, more than than any other entity. If a government agency develops or funds the development of an invention (usually a process in the case of the CDC) then in ordinance with Executive Order 10096, which has been in effect since 1950, the agency is required to file for a patent if certain criteria are met.

The CDC holds a portfolio of patents as do other agencies. I think there're several reason why the CDC should patent virus isolation, identification, and development processes. One reason is the CDC should control certain processes for national security reasons. Secondly, if the CDC does not patent a process, they may have to pay a license fee to someone else who does patent the process.

BTW The patent is for EboBun which is not the virus being spread in Africa. EboBun was isolated from the patients suffering from hemorrhagic fever in a recent outbreak in Uganda.

The Federal Funding of R D Who Gets the Patent Rights