Re: [DIYbio] IP free fluorescent protein

Ha, I realized I just asked the same question a while ago in the
thread above this one. Oh well

On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Dakota Hamill <dkotes@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is what is frustrating about these things. On one hand, if you
> work your ass off for years, it's nice to feel like you will get
> rewarded for your hard work, and have ownership over whatever product
> or IP you created. On the other hand, it seems to hinder people
> making progress on their own work unless they pay X amount of $ to
> license said technology. I understand you can use anything you want
> in R&D, but you can never make a profit off something if you've used
> someone else's IP. Or rather, you can, but you might get sued. Of
> course, I am generalizing because I don't know all the rules, and
> haven't bothered to learn them as it subtracts from time doing
> science.
>
> In terms of "patented" proteins or plasmids, at what point would
> modifying the sequence slightly make it a new entity?
>
> As in, you find you can add an extra codon which doesn't affect the
> desired behavior of the protein of interest, so does that mean it is
> no longer covered by the original IP?
>
> Also, I can't imagine a company going after someone for IP
> infringement if the payout wouldn't be worth it.
>
> Can someone really patent a DNA sequence, or just the application of
> the protein which results from the DNA sequence.
>
> As in, I didn't think the actually gene for Taq was able to be
> patented, but plasmids which had the gene and were used in recombinant
> production of the Taq protein was what was actually patented. I don't
> know..it's a slippery slope I suppose.
>
> On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 1:46 PM, Sebastian Cocioba <scocioba@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm using a CDS derived from DNA 2.0s proteins. They are in fact IP free.
>> The sequence is only given once you buy the plasmid. They are quite
>> expensive.
>>
>> Sebastian S. Cocioba
>> CEO & Founder
>> New York Botanics, LLC
>> Plant Biotech R&D
>> ________________________________
>> From: Mega [Andreas Stuermer]
>> Sent: ‎4/‎26/‎2014 1:44 PM
>> To: diybio@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: [DIYbio] IP free fluorescent protein
>>
>> Does anyone know whether there are IP free fluorescent proteins?
>>
>> I remember Cathal once mentioned the patent of wild-type GFP just expired.
>> However, I would need some easy to use and bright *FP. Excitation like
>> common GFP would be nice.
>>
>> EGFP is still patented.
>>
>> What about the DNA 2.0 proteins, are their sequences known?
>>
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