• qyron@sopuli.xyz
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    11 months ago

    Nestlé has been patenting human milk proteins for decades. To my understanding, this prevents other companies to add such molecules to baby formula, even if somehow methods to synthesize said molecules were developed.

    That is a scary notion, a malevolous intent and a gross outcome.

    • ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      These shouldn’t hold up. Wouldn’t the prior work of thousands of generations of mothers invalidate such a patent.

      • Darkard@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        “Excuse me madam but do you have a license to use those tits? No? Didn’t think so. The content of those bazongas is Nestle property. I’m afraid I’m going to have to clamp those nipples until such time as the proper Bandonkadonk subscriptions are paid”

        • shinratdr@lemmy.ca
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          11 months ago

          i got this new legal drama plot. basically there’s this patent infringer except she’s got huge boobs. i mean some serious honkers. a real set of badonkers. packin some dobonhonkeros. massive dohoonkabhankoloos. big ol’ tonhongerekoogers.

          what happens next?!

          lawyer shows up with even bigger bonkhonagahoogs. humongous hungolomghononoloughongous

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          11 months ago

          As long as the tits aren’t used for commercial purposes you don’t need a license. Anyway, I doubt that in Europe you could patent any naturally occuring molecules in any kind of milk.

          • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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            11 months ago

            You can patent pretty much anything in Europe.

            However, enforcing those patents is a completely different affair.

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      11 months ago

      Something doesn’t add up here since you can’t patent anything for decades.

      • jadero@mander.xyz
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        11 months ago

        I read that as:

        For decades, Nestle has been patenting milk proteins.

        They’ve been doing it for a long time, not somehow getting extra-long patents.