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US Supreme Court Rules Human Genes May Not Be Patented Human genes may not be patented, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The case concerned patents held by Myriad Genetics, a Utah company, on genes that correlate with increased risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. The central question for the justices in the case was whether isolated genes are “products of nature” that may not be patented or “human-made inventions” eligible for patent protection. (NYT: June 13, 2013) Can our own SC do also and extend the gene protection that will also include plants and animals...? Jun Mercado, OMI
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:29:45 +0000

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