was the right result. the opinion was written by justice clarence thomas. very interesting, clear discussion of these issues. but they basically said, hey, this is part of nature, you can t patent it. we sure don t get a nice unanimous decision like that, a friendly nine, very often. i want to bring in sanjay gupta. i was listening to a report of yours earlier and i think you really hit the nail on the head when you described in doctor speak what this really means. if you take the actual brca genes, which were those beige needles found in the haystack, and you replicate them in order to do the research, what is that replication, is it that the synthetic gene that they can pat tent now or just the process by which they got? it s the first. the replica, the complementary
my patent. i have to fight you. you have deep pockets, i don t. who is going to win? plus the microenterprises that are patent trolls, they sue people for patent information. this is in vermont. it s right. i have been talking to business folks there that have patents and they are getting sued constantly. this is an area where government should provide clarity. if you have a patent it should be resolved and settled quickly. you have to give up what you are earned. the administration tried, it s a funding issue. it s underfunded to get them out. 8:36 is when we got to patent office funding in the show. it s important. i know it s important. starting a small business is really hard. saying that cutting taxes is great but it s not that easy.
the first to file for a patent instead of the current u.s. system which awards patents to the first to invent. some trade groups say this would force individuals and saul companies to waste time and money filing patents preempt lee before they seek outside funding or technical support or risk divulging their concept to someone else who might develop it and run to the patent office with it. others say it would protect small entities from costly legal challenges and make the whole process more objective and efficient listen to this. if we can reduce dependency, reduce the amount of time necessary to go from a great idea to a patent it will inevitably lead to more job creation and a stronger economy here in the united states. reporter: now similar attempts at patent reform failed in 2005 and following years but it s enjoying renewed interest as part of the obama administration s winning the future agenda, promising more