We started out with three each of three different types of plants: one member of each set was given water that had been boiled on a gas stove, water that had been boiled in a microwave oven, or water that had not been boiled at all.
Drug patent protection: How long is long enough? A recent Senate committee hearing on Bill S-17, Parliament's effort to comply with international trade rules by extending pharmaceutical patent protection to 20 years, inadvertently opened the door to a broader investigation of the inner workings of the country's pharmaceutical patent legislation.
In other words, once youâve disclosed the secret, you can no longer claim that you own exclusive rights to it. Under patent law, if you disclose details of an invention to the public before obtaining a patent, you must apply for patent protection within one year of making the disclosure.