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The Myriad Case and "Gene" Patents: Much Ado about Nothing?

by Kevin E. Noonan | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 5/15/2013

The biggest concern of the biotechnology industry caused by the impending Supreme Court decision in the AMP v. Myriad Genetics case is the threat to existing patents having claims to isolated human DNA (and the DNA from other...more

Rubin v. General Hospital Corp. (Fed. Cir. 2013)

by Donald Zuhn | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 5/8/2013

On March 28, the Federal Circuit in Rubin v. General Hospital Corp. affirmed judgment by the District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissing the suit brought by Drs. Berish Rubin and Sylvia Anderson against The...more

[Legal Perspective] Can Human Genes Be Patented?

by JD Supra Law News on 4/24/2013

Earlier this month, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that comes down to a single question: can human genes be patented?...more

Can You Patent Human Genes? ACLU Says No [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 4/12/2013

April 12 (Bloomberg Law) -- On April 15, 2013, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. The case centers on whether patents may be granted on...more

Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments in Landmark Patent Case

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 3/28/2013

April 15 is a big day for biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical diagnostic companies at the Supreme Court, as justices begin a new session by hearing oral arguments in a landmark case involving the patentability of...more

Is It Time for Myriad to Concede in AMP v. Myriad for the Good of the Biotechnology Industry?

by Kevin E. Noonan | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 1/24/2013

The Supreme Court's grant of certiorari over the question "Are human genes patentable" had raised for many the specter of an uninformed generalist court rendering a decision containing dicta that would negatively affect...more

“Are Human Genes Patentable?” The Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Myriad

by Randy V. Clower | Phillips Lytle LLP on 12/20/2012

On November 30, 2012, the Supreme Court granted certiorari – in what portends to be one of the most impactful decisions in patent law history – to end the “gene patenting” debate, an issue that lower courts have measured over...more

Supreme Court to Consider Whether (Isolated) Human Genes are Patentable

by Lars H. Genieser, Ph.D., Fabian M. Koenigbauer | Venable LLP on 12/19/2012

On November 30, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide a case presenting the seemingly simple, but legally complex, question, “Are human genes patentable?” After Bilski v. Kappos, 130 S. Ct. 3218 (2010) and Mayo...more

Isolated Genes Remain Patentable: Federal Circuit Revisits Issue in Light of Supreme Court’s Mayo Ruling

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 11/8/2012

Originally published in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, November 1, 2012. In a very important decision for the biotech industry, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently reaffirmed its holding that...more

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The Myriad Case and "Gene" Patents: Much Ado about Nothing?

Rubin v. General Hospital Corp. (Fed. Cir. 2013)

[Legal Perspective] Can Human Genes Be Patented?

Can You Patent Human Genes? ACLU Says No [Video]

Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments in Landmark Patent Case

Is It Time for Myriad to Concede in AMP v. Myriad for the Good of the Biotechnology Industry?

“Are Human Genes Patentable?” The Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Myriad

Supreme Court to Consider Whether (Isolated) Human Genes are Patentable

Isolated Genes Remain Patentable: Federal Circuit Revisits Issue in Light of Supreme Court’s Mayo Ruling

Can You Patent Human Genes? ACLU Says No [Video]

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