US case analysis: Myriad at the Supreme Court

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US case analysis: Myriad at the Supreme Court

Managing IP Correspondent
August 31 2013

The subject of gene patentability is one of the most controversial topics in life sciences. In June 2013, the US Supreme Court reached a unanimous decision in the Association for Molecular Pathology v Myriad Genetics. It stated that companies cannot patent parts of naturally occurring human genes. Managing IP sat down with Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto attorneys Robert Fischer, John Carlin and Joshua Rothman to discuss the ruling

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