Sydney A. Diamond v. Ananda M. Chakrabarty et al. País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte superior Fecha Jun 16, 1980 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal Supreme Court of the United States Sede de la corte Washington D. C. Juez Blackmun; Burger; Brennan; White; Marshall; Powell; Rehnquist; Stevens; Stewart Número de referencia 447 U.S. 303 (1980) Idioma Inglés Materia Cuestiones jurídicas Resumen This case dealt with whether genetically modified organisms can be patented. Ananda Chakrabarty, the plaintiff, developed a bacterium capable of breaking down crude oil and potentially being useful in treating oil spills. He applied for a patent which was rejected by the Patent Office based on the argument that microorganisms are not patentable as they are products of nature. In review of this case, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the plaintiff. It decided that a man-made microorganism is non-naturally occurring and may therefore be patented. Texto completo Diamond_v_Chakrabarty.pdf Página web www.law.berkeley.edu