From: Chris Borella (Cborella$##$ic.sunysb.edu)
Date: Thu Nov 09 2000 - 13:59:09 EST
If the company patented the compound no other company can sell or use it
without authorization from the patenting company. It is also possibe to
patent synthetic methods to certain compounds, in which case it is just the
method that can not be used. You must know which is patented though the
compound or the method, or both. If the compound is not a new one then it
is most probable that it is the synthetic method that is under patent. If
you need any more info feel free to ask.
-chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yuehui Zhou" <yuehuizhou$##$hotmail.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list orglist" <orglist$##$dq.fct.unl.pt>
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 11:25 AM
Subject: ORGLIST: patent
> Dear List-members
>
> I have a question about patenting certain chemical compounds.
> The question is: if a company patented a chemical compound, does it mean
> that other companies can't sell the product with the same structure, even
if
> the synthetic method for the compound is fundamentally different? Thanks
for
> your knowledge!
>
> Y. Zhou
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