Our goal with this article is to inform the debate over gene patenting, by providing an understanding of (a) the scope of patent claims that are actually being issued on genetic inventions in the United States, (b) the issues that impact their enforcement, and (c) the role that patents and patent licensing play in the commercialization of genetic technologies and products. We conclude by discussing whether the current legal regime effectively balances the beneficial role of patents in the development of new genetic technologies and products against negative impacts on genetic research or clinical genetic testing, or whether the current laws should be amended.

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获得专利的基因和基因研究：创新的好坏？

我们这篇文章的目的是通过提供以下方面的信息，为有关基因专利的辩论提供信息：（a）在美国，有关基因发明的实际专利权利要求的范围；（b）影响其实施的问题； （c）专利和专利许可在遗传技术和产品商业化中的作用。最后，我们讨论当前的法律制度是否有效平衡了专利在开发新的遗传技术和产品方面的有益作用与对基因研究或临床基因检测的负面影响，或者是否应该修改当前法律。