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[–] 192 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Nestlé has been patenting human milk proteins for decades. To my understanding, this prevents other companies to add such molecules to baby formula, even if somehow methods to synthesize said molecules were developed.

That is a scary notion, a malevolous intent and a gross outcome.

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  • [–] 70 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    These shouldn't hold up. Wouldn't the prior work of thousands of generations of mothers invalidate such a patent.

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  • [–] 112 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    "Excuse me madam but do you have a license to use those tits? No? Didn't think so. The content of those bazongas is Nestle property. I'm afraid I'm going to have to clamp those nipples until such time as the proper Bandonkadonk subscriptions are paid"

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    i got this new legal drama plot. basically there's this patent infringer except she's got huge boobs. i mean some serious honkers. a real set of badonkers. packin some dobonhonkeros. massive dohoonkabhankoloos. big ol' tonhongerekoogers.

    what happens next?!

    lawyer shows up with even bigger bonkhonagahoogs. humongous hungolomghononoloughongous

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    As long as the tits aren't used for commercial purposes you don't need a license. Anyway, I doubt that in Europe you could patent any naturally occuring molecules in any kind of milk.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You can patent pretty much anything in Europe.

    However, enforcing those patents is a completely different affair.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Maybe some countries' patent offices don't take their job serious, but in general there are loads of things you can patent. For example basically anything naturally occuring is not generally patentable, but you can patent methods for synthesising or extracting naturally occuring things.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Something doesn't add up here since you can't patent anything for decades.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Seems like I messed up carrying over thoughts over language barrier.

    Where was I unclear?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    patents expire. so nestle shoudln't be able to "patenting human milk proteins for decades"

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