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Quotation from Diamond v. Chakrabarty by Supreme Court of the United States
“Congress thus recognized that the relevant distinction was not between living and inanimate things, but between products of nature, whether living or not, and human-made inventions.”
Diamond v. Chakrabarty, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Burger), Part IV-A (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Chief Justice Burger answers the government's reliance on the plant patent statutes.
Citation: "Congress thus recognized that the relevant distinction was not between living and inanimate things, but between products of nature, whether living or not, and human-made inventions." — Supreme Court of the United States, Diamond v. Chakrabarty, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Burger), Part IV-A (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id diamond-v-chakrabarty-q3)
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