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Genetic Testing – Unintended Consequences?

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The advent of 23andMe, ancestryDNA, and other direct-to- consumer genetic testing products permit patients, from the comfort of their own homes and personal computers, to identify and assess their unique risk of developing...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

FDA Authorizes First Direct-to-Consumer Test for BRCA Gene Mutations

On March 6, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) authorized, with special controls, the first direct-to-consumer test to detect the presence of genetic mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes (“BRCA genes”). ...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Will "Open Source" be the Future of Genetic Diagnostics?

One of the effective arguments made by the ACLU in the AMP v. Myriad case was that somehow permitting patents on genes implicated a patient's privacy right in her genetic material. This was also the theme of their public...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

News from Abroad: High Court of Australia Hears Myriad Appeal

The High Court of Australia today heard the long anticipated appeal from the unanimous decision of a 5-judge bench of the Full Federal Court to allow Myriad's claims to isolated nucleic acids. The question before the...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

The ACLU, Working for the Man

The ACLU championed its efforts in the AMP v. Myriad case as being another instance of the group fighting for the rights of the many and the powerless against corporate America and the oligarchical few. In a paradox, it now...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Myriad Set for Another Round

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On Monday October 6th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will entertain oral argument in another case involving Myriad’s BRCA1/BRCA2 diagnostic tests. In re BRCA1- and BRCA2- Based Hereditary Cancer Test...more

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Patent Protection for Isolated Genetic Sequences Upheld in Australia

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Last year in AMP v Myriad Genetics, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that isolated, naturally occuring DNA are not patent eligible, which caused considerable consternation in the biotech community. However, this does not...more

K&L Gates LLP

Breaking News – Full Federal Court Confirms Patentability of Isolated Genes

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A five-judge bench of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) has today unanimously decided that Myriad Genetics Inc's (Myriad) patent covering the isolated BRCA1 gene (Patent) is patentable subject...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Myriad Appeals Adverse Preliminary Injunction Decision

On March 13, Myriad Genetics filed a Notice of (interlocutory) Appeal with the Federal Circuit. Myriad is seeking to have the Court review and reverse the District Court's denial of the company's preliminary jnjunction...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Utah Judge Denies Myriad's Preliminary Injunction Motion

In a 106-page opinion, U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Shelby on Monday denied Myriad Genetics motion for preliminary injunction in Myriad Genetics v. Ambry Genetics. Characteristic of its aggressive defense of its...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Task Force Recommendation for BRCA-Related Genetic Testing

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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (“USPSTF”) recently issued a report regarding the effectiveness of BRCA1/BRCA2 genetic tests for women and within the report, issued recommendations for preventive screening for women...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Myriad Sues GeneDx on BRCA and Other Genetic Diagnostic Patents

After a brief hiatus that saw Counsyl and Quest Diagnostics file declaratory judgment actions in alternate venues, Myriad has filed yet another lawsuit against a genetic diagnostics company that brought its own BRCA gene...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Consortium Launches Public Database of BRCA Data

On June 13, the Genetic Alliance announced the launch of an initiative to fill the public information gap caused by the lack of available genetic information for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. ...more

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