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Is the Myriad Case Decision and/or the DOJ Brief TRIPS Compliant?
Judge Sweet seemed to dismiss Myriad’s constitutional taking and TRIPS claims by indicating: “Finally, Myriad’s suggestion that invalidating the patents-in-suit would constitute an unconstitutional...
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BIO submits comments on Australian Senate Patent Amendment
The Australian Senate has proposed the Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) Bill 2010 that aims to ban ’gene patents’. From the BIO Submission to Australian Senate Legal Committee...
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IP Position Critical to Biotech Investment
A great article from Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News written by Lisa Haile reviewing the Myriad case and its implications for future medical advances. Interesting Quotes: “While it is...
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Myriad Oral Argument Review and Analysis by Patent Docs
Great comprehensive review of oral arguments at the federal circuit in the Myriad case by Kevin Noonan of Patent Docs.
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Debunking the Myth: Your Genes are Patented
MYTH: YOUR GENES ARE PATENTED. FACTS: IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PATENT YOUR GENES The term “gene patent” is a misnomer, because genes as they exist in the body cannot be patented. Because a...
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Debunking the Myth: ‘Gene Patents’ are not necessary for healthcare innovation.
Myth: ‘Gene Patents’ are not necessary for health care innovation. Facts: Patents on DNA preparations or sequences are often the first patents upon which a later technology platform or portfolio is...
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Banning Gene Patents Will Promote Innovation?
Abolishing gene patents will deter, not promote, innovation, as the patent eligibility of isolated DNA molecules provides incentives necessary for development of life-enhancing diagnostics and...
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Myriad Genetics’ actions justify a ban on gene patents?
The following information was provided by Myriad’s General Counsel during his presentation on the subject during a recent BIO IP conference: In order to develop and then ensure the widest possible...
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Australian Senate Committee Recommends Against Banning ‘Gene Patents’
The Australian Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee recommended against the Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) which would have banned DNA patents in...
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The Justness of Gene Patents
Most of the biotechnology world awaits the U.S. Supreme Court’s answer to the Question Presented, “Are human genes patentable,” in the Association of Molecular Pathologists et al. v. Myriad Genetics...
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Detailed Report Examines the Crucial Role of Patents in Genetic Testing
In The Critical Role of Patents in the Development, Commercialization, and Utilization of Innovative Genetic Diagnostic Tests, Professor Holman argues that advocates for weakening patent protection...
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