71.   The ruling is far more significant as part of the broader debate over what sort of innovations should qualify for protection under the patent law.

72.   The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved a bill to revamp U.S. patent laws, after making changes to meet the objections of small business owners and individual inventors.

73.   The report recommended no changes at all to trademark and patent law.

74.   The trade group has not yet clarified whether the sale of such cheap generic AIDS drugs to patients in poor countries violates international patent laws.

75.   The trade pact obligated the United States to change its patent laws to conform with those in the rest of the world.

76.   The WHO has said that it supports the use of generic drugs as long as their quality is ensured and their use does not violate patent laws.

77.   There also is some general information on patents and patent law at these sites.

78.   There is little wrong with present U.S. patent laws, and any weaknesses can be remedied with limited amendments instead of a sweeping patent bill, Rohrabacher said.

79.   U.S. and Japanese trade negotiators will meet again this month to further review outstanding issues on patent law.

80.   U.S. patent law treats DNA as a chemical, and chemicals may be patented.