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2009-08-12 | permalink
A lawsuit filed against Myriad Genetics questions the ethics of gene patents
A battle is waging over whether the isolation and purification of specific genes linked to cancer are products of man or nature. Defendants in a high-profile lawsuit that could have significant implications for thousands of patents on human genes have now asked a federal judge to dismiss the case, calling it a ”thinly veiled attempt to challenge the validity of patents.” Two months ago, more than 150,000 researchers, doctors, activists and cancer patients filed a federal lawsuit in New York City against Myriad Genetics, Inc., the University of Utah Research Foundation and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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2009-08-12 | permalink
A lawsuit filed against Myriad Genetics questions the ethics of gene patents
A battle is waging over whether the isolation and purification of specific genes linked to cancer are products of man or nature. Defendants in a high-profile lawsuit that could have significant implications for thousands of patents on human genes have now asked a federal judge to dismiss the case, calling it a ”thinly veiled attempt to challenge the validity of patents.” Two months ago, more than 150,000 researchers, doctors, activists and cancer patients filed a federal lawsuit in New York City against Myriad Genetics, Inc., the University of Utah Research Foundation and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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