FrontMatter -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Boxes, Figures, and Tables -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Genomics, Proteomics, and the Changing Research Environment -- 3 The U.S. Patent System, Biotechnology, and the Courts -- 4 Trends in the Patenting and Licensing of Genomic and Protein Inventions and Their Impact on Biomedical Research -- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Biographical Information of Committee and Staff -- Appendix B Search Algorithms Used to Identify Patents of Interest.