DNAprint Genomics (DNAG)

[frogdreaming]

bag8ger,

Out of the frying pan into the fire, eh?

For one thing 'complex mathematical formula' is a throw away line. My bookie uses complex mathematical formula, so what.

The comparison of large numbers of data files from different individuals to sort out statistical patterns is cut and dried textbook stuff. Go and find a statistician and ask him how hard it is.

For another thing, in order to keep such secrets for internal use solely by our scientists why would anyone write a patent on it? You have to publish a patent, everybody will see it. How could you enforce such a patent (if it were issued)? It would be used in private and there would be no visibility into it's use.

Trade secrets that do not require publication are never patented. Consider the classic example of the formula for Coca Cola. It has been in use for decades. If it were patented, it would have been public for decades and the patent would have expired long ago. However, as it has been kept a 'trade secret' and never divulged, it is still a viable intellectual property.

No, such information as their statistical processes, if innovative and valuable, would be treated as trade secrets. DNAP's patent applications in regards to such 'complex mathematical formula' are solely for the benefit of their investor audience. It has worked pretty well wouldn't you say?

regards,
frog