The BioBricks Foundation:Legal

=BBF Legal Working Group Mailing List=

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=Draft the BioBricks&trade; Legal Scheme (January 2008)=

Start Scheme End Scheme
 * 1) You are free to modify, improve, and use all BioBrick&trade; parts, in systems with other BioBricks&trade; parts or non-BioBrick&trade; genetic material.
 * 2) If you release a product, commercially or otherwise, that contains BioBrick&trade; parts or was produced using BioBrick&trade; parts, then you must make freely available the information about all BioBrick&trade; parts used in the product, or in producing the product, both for preexisting BioBrick&trade; parts and any new or improved BioBrick&trade; parts. You do not need to release information about any non-BioBrick&trade; material used in the system.
 * 3) By using BioBrick&trade; parts, you agree to not encumber the use of BioBrick&trade; parts, individually or in combination, by others.

=Samuelson Clinic Materials from March 2008 UCSF Workshop=
 * 1) Legal Options Backgrounder & Draft BBF Legal Scheme: [[Media:BBF-Legal-Workshop-Legal-Overview-2008-03-01.pdf | PDF]]
 * 2) Executive Summary of Findings: [[Media:BBF-Legal-Workshop-Findings-2008-03-01.pdf | PDF]]
 * 3) Slides from March UCSF Workshop: [[Media:BBF-Legal-Workshop-SLTPPC-2008-03-01.ppt | PPT]]

=Proposed BBF LWG Projects= Add any new projects you'd like to see happen here.

=Background Information & Materials=
 * 1) Synthetic Biology: Caught between Property Rights, the Public Domain, and the Commons
 * 2) Biobazaar: The Open Source Revolution and Biotechnology
 * 3) New Breeds: Discovering Synthetic Biology
 * 4) Synthetic Biology Patent Applications Expected to Present New Challenges
 * 5) Please add more resources here!