51.   Some experts on patent law say that it would be unfortunate if patients start demanding financial rewards for participating in genetic research.

52.   Tendler hopes to continue his patent law practice even if FoneFinder becomes a hit.

53.   Such alternatives, she said, include changes in Medicare and in drug patent laws.

54.   Supporters said the measure would save Americans money without violating trade and patent laws.

55.   The bill would enact the most sweeping changes in U.S. patent law in a century.

56.   The case is one part of a broader fight about the role of juries in patent law.

57.   The Clinton administration eventually reversed itself and said it would not punish African countries that sought cheap AIDS drugs even if they broke American patent law.

58.   The company has interests in a wide array of federal legislation, including patent law, free-trade agreements and revisions to the Clean Water Act.

59.   The companies denied that they had asked for any concessions, such as demanding that countries pass tough patent laws or that the U.N. agencies endorse them.

60.   The dispute drew close attention because of expectations it would lead to an historic rewrite of patent law.