{"id":48285,"date":"2021-01-26T09:16:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T14:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=48285"},"modified":"2021-01-27T19:36:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T00:36:34","slug":"attorney-eric-rutt-01-talks-biotech-patents-at-first-suter-science-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/attorney-eric-rutt-01-talks-biotech-patents-at-first-suter-science-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney Eric Rutt ’01 talks biotech patents at first Suter Science Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Attorney Eric Rutt ’01 <\/strong>will give the first of the 2021 Suter Science Seminars at 91短视频 (91短视频) on January 27 at 4:15 p.m. His talk, titled “Can I really patent that?” will delve into the debate over what developments in biotechnology can be patented, including a 2013 case involving patents for genes that cause breast cancer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The sessions are free to the public, and made possible by the sponsorship of the Daniel B. Suter Endowment in Biology and the co-sponsorship of supporting programs. They will be live streamed on the 91短视频 Facebook Page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rutt practices law with the firm Wolf Greenfield in Boston, which handles all aspects of intellectual property, with a focus on patent prosecution and litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The patent laws of the United States contemplate that ‘anything under the sun that is made by man’ can be patented,” Rutt said. “While laws of nature, such as E=mc2, and physical phenomena, such as newly discovered plants or minerals, are excluded, what about patenting genetically engineered organisms or genes that are discovered to cause cancer?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rutt graduated from 91短视频 in 2001 with a degree in chemistry. He then worked as a laboratory technician at Merck before earning his doctorate at Boston College Law School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The next seminar will be given by USGS National Wildlife Health Center biologist and decision analyst Katrina Alger ’08<\/strong> on February 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Named in honor of long-time 91短视频 biology professor, Daniel B. Suter <\/strong>(1920-2006), the Endowment in Biology was established in 1986 through the generous donations of alumni and friends and currently consists of over $1 million of invested funds. 91短视频 hopes to double the Suter Endowment in order to more adequately support distinguished faculty and to increase scholarship aid to deserving students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Attorney Eric Rutt ’01 will give the first of the 2021 Suter Science Seminars at 91短视频 (91短视频) on January 27 at 4:15 p.m. His talk, titled “Can I ... read more about Attorney Eric Rutt ’01 talks biotech patents at first Suter Science Seminar<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[266,5590,5591,5592,8845,17364,5643,5598,7682],"tags":[],"feature":[17241],"class_list":["post-48285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","category-biology","category-business-and-leadership","category-chemistry","category-emu-at-lancaster","category-engineering","category-environmental-sustainability","category-mathematical-sciences","category-suter-science-seminar","feature-news-feature"],"yoast_head":"\n