1.   A small Australian biotech company has patents that it claims cover key methods of diagnosing how susceptible an individual is to particular diseases and tailoring drugs to their needs.

2.   But Genzyme said its patent covers both methods.

3.   Carl J. Eibl, general counsel at Mycogen, said the patent broadly covered any method of modifying Bt gene sequences to make them resemble plant genes.

4.   Electronic filing is a term that covers several methods for sending a tax return to the IRS in a computer-readable format.

5.   Electronic filing covers five methods of submitting income tax forms to the government without filling in the traditional paper income tax return.

6.   Now a San Diego-based biotechnology company has received what appears to be a broad patent covering a method for making crops unappetizing to insects.

7.   One Fonar patent covers a method that helps doctors use MRI machines to detect cancer.

8.   Such cultivational information for native plants as irrigation, fertilization, pruning and planting methods also are covered in detail.

9.   The magazine covers various methods for recovering data from a dying hard disk, as well as recovering corrupted files.

10.   The patent appears to cover any method of re-introducing into a patient some of his own cells after they have been genetically altered in the laboratory.