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A comment on Patent application by USC: Fasting condition as dietary treatment of diabetes. Parent comment

Re:Patent application by USC: Fasting condition as dietary t... by hanginghyena on Thursday November 17, 2016 @03:32PM (#12981216)
That seems very anti-competitive. So basically, if fasting is a free treatment for diabetes, you can't promote it without paying these guys a royalty? Boooooo
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Re:Patent application by USC: Fasting condition as dietary t... by ThrustVectoring on Thursday November 17, 2016 @07:09PM (#12983109)
You can probably promote it and they won't care. They will care if you run a thing that you charge health insurance companies for.
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Re:Patent application by USC: Fasting condition as dietary t... by hanginghyena on Friday November 18, 2016 @10:03AM (#12987183)
Right but that's where this gets ridiculous.

Telling a patient to fast is basically a clinical practice. Almost like checking blood pressure. No actual supplies needed, just behavioral counseling.

By the same logic, could I patent checking blood pressure?

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Re:Patent application by USC: Fasting condition as dietary t... by hayavuk on Thursday November 17, 2016 @03:54PM (#12981448)
Isn't that generally applicable to patents?
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