[BiO BB] patenting-algorithms

[RHLAUSTIN at aol.com]

Hi

Yes there do seem to be a few patents/applications out there on the subject.  
For example, a recent PCT ("World") application entitled: "MULTIPLE SEQUENCE 
ALIGNMENT", WO0169508, was published on September 20th last year. Derwent 
Information does a slightly better job of writing a meaningful title than the 
author, for its World Patents Index database:

L6   ANSWER 12 OF 127  WPIX   COPYRIGHT 2002   DERWENT INFORMATION LTD  
TI   Computer-implemented method of aligning protein or nucleic acid sequences
     involves alignment of a query sequence to target sequence using dynamic
     programming algorithm.

However I am not an expert, so you'd really have to pay a patent lawyer or a 
qualified search broker service to get a full answer.

Rob 

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