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Lawsuit rekindles gene-patent debate.

Authors :
Borrell, Brendan
Source :
Nature. 1/28/2010, Vol. 463 Issue 7280, p413-413. 1p. 1 Color Photograph.
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

The article reports on the lawsuit that Myriad Genetics Inc. of Salt Lake City, Utah is facing which elicits gene-patent issues. The case sprang up when the Public Patent Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union summoned Myriad for its unconstitutional act in patenting genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. As such, the Association of University Technology Managers and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) have suggested "non-exclusive" patents as far as gene diagnostics is concerned.

Subjects

Subjects :
*PATENT licenses
*PATENTS

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00280836
Volume :
463
Issue :
7280
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Nature
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
47754017
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/463413a