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Beyond HIPAA: FTC’s Data Protection Authority Results in Settlement with Genetic Testing Company

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A recent enforcement action by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) against 1Health.io—which sells “DNA Health Test Kits” to consumers for health and ancestry insights—serves as a reminder that the FTC is increasingly...more

Hogan Lovells

Gene therapy development in Europe brings layers of liability risks

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The investments in Advanced Medicinal Products (ATMPs) that use gene therapy, somatic cell therapy, and engineered tissues for preventing, treating, or curing human diseases probably represent the biggest innovation in the...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

California’s New Genetic Testing Law Applies to 23andMe – AND Me (or my Company)?

Last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 41, the Genetic Information Privacy Act (“GIPA”), a law that regulates “direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies” that handle the “genetic data” of...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

California Governor Signs the Genetic Information Privacy Act

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On October 6, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA). This follows Governor Newsom’s veto of an earlier version of the bill almost exactly one year ago. ...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Health Care Data Compliance in China: FAQ

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Data compliance in China’s health care industry is multifaceted and highly sensitive, and applies to numerous types of data generated across the continuum of care. Multiple pieces of legislation prescribe complex regulatory...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Patenting in Canada: Do These Genes Fit?

The Supreme Court of Canada has commented on the issue but no Canadian court has directly answered the difficult question of whether genes are patentable. So the answer appears to be yes, for now. Identifying genetic...more

JD Supra Perspectives

Does a Nucleic Acid Constitute Patent Eligible Subject Matter Under Australian Law?

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Clearly the High Court has given an answer to a question, but was that question the one we anticipated? That in itself is an open question!...more

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