Charges fly in $1bn hormone patent battle

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A jury is deliberating over whether Genentech Inc infringed a University of California patent for DNA for human growth hormone, after a six week trial, and following nine years of legal conflict. The university is seeking $400 million in back royalties and interest for the alleged infringement, and is seeking that the amount be triple due to alleged wilful misconduct by Genentech. Genentech has denied patent infringement, claiming that its the DNA for human growth hormone was constructed independently by its scientists in 1979.

Laws, regulations and rules, Intellectual property, Genentech Inc., Somatotropin, Patents, GNE

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Bumpy ride for 'core e-journals' project

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The future of a project in electronic use of scientific journals by the California State University (CSU) system and Alabama-based EBSCO Information Services is now uncertain. The university is getting fewer journals than it had sought as EBSCO was unable to persuade other journals to join the agreement, although EBSCO claims that the university did not want to spend more money. Each CSU library must in future buy any extra journals from its own budget.

Management, Usage, Universities and colleges, Information services, Electronic periodicals, Scientific and technical libraries

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Deep thoughts

Article Abstract:

The EarthScope project aims to obtain a three-dimensional view of the geophysical processes influencing North America. It consists of four separate initiatives, including the Plate Boundary Observatory and the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth.

Planning, North America, Natural history, Geophysical research

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