Well, I don't know much about patent law.

我对专利法不是特别了解。

If they do, then under American law they cannot be patented.

如果是的话，那在美国法律规定下，这些基因就不能被注册专利。

The arguments ranged beyond the arcana of human genetics and American patent law.

讨论范围超出了人类遗传学的深奥知识和美国专利法之外。

A public institution is developing Uganda's genetically modified bananas. NARO says no patent laws will restrict their use.

一家公共机构正开发乌干达的转基因香蕉，NARO说没有专利法会限制其使用。

And the loudest critics are experts in patent law.

最响亮的批评者是专利法专家。

That agency said it denied the requests because under current patent laws, " a machine does not qualify as an inventor" .

该机构表示，它拒绝了这些请求，因为根据目前的专利法，" 机器不符合发明者的资格。"

Intent is irrelevant to patent law.

专利法跟是否故意无关。

Also critical will be reforms of patent law to reduce the frivolous use of patents by Big Pharma to inhibit innovation.

同样重要的是对专利法进行改革，以减少大型制药公司滥用专利来抑制创新的行为。

Current patent law ehables large pharmaceutical companies to spend billions of dollars annually on legal maneuvering to protect existing patents and preserve their market monopolies.

当前的专利法使得大型制药公司每年能够花费数十亿美元进行法律操作，以保护现有专利并维持其市场垄断地位。