1978: NOAA announces gender-neutral hurricane naming system
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In the 1980s, the agro-food and health industries began developing genetically modified organisms in hope of future commercial applications. On April 16, 1987, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences acknowledged that a non-naturally occurring polyploid Pacific coast oyster capable of year-round reproduction was eligible for a patent because it is a product of human ingenuity, not of nature. The first patent for a genetically-modified mammal was given to Harvard University the following year for a lab mouse modified with a gene of human origin.
(Marine Genetic Resources, R&D and the Law 1: Complex Objects of Use)
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