[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia article violates patent?

[David Gerard]

Jonathan (dzonatas at dzonux.net) [060321 02:25]:

> As I looked at slashdot.org today. I saw a message yesterday about the 
> possible patent violation when  a lack of B12 to homocysteine is mentioned.
> Here is the wikipedia article that follow the claim: 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegan_nutrition
> The quote is simple: "Vitamin B12 destroys Homocysteine, a neurotoxin 
> the body naturally produces."
> The patent would make it invalid to include such claim without royalty.
> The news article is entitled "The essay breaks the law" by Michael Crichton.
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/opinion/19crichton.html?ex=1300424400&en=9addb806498d2739&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss


I see nothing more suitable for us to do than directly ignore any such
patent.


- d.