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ACLU Files Its Brief in Myriad – Argues DNA Is A Blueprint Without a Name

On November 30, 2010, the ACLU filed its brief at the Federal Circuit in AMP et al. v. USPTO and Myriad Genetics, Inc. et al. If you have been reading my posts on this suit, you are by now probably … Continue reading

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Department Of Justice Weighs In On Myriad DNA Claims

In an Amicus Brief dated October 29, 2010, (link at the end of this post) the U.S. Department of Justice (not the Solicitor’s Office of the PTO or the NIH) filed an amicus brief urging the Federal Circuit to affirm … Continue reading

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A “Myriad” Of Questions To Resolve? Back To The Basics Of 101

Thinking about Judge Sweet’s recent decision in Ass’n of Molecular Pathologists v. USPTO et al. (The “Myriad Decision”), I am again struck by the wide path the good judge slashed through the field (or is it the jungle now) of … Continue reading

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Patenting Genes – The Conversation Myriad Needs To Start

I watched “60 Minutes” last night, during which Kevin Noonan got about 30 seconds to justify “patenting genes” and the Myriad BRAC1-2 assays. He did as well as could be done, speaking about the good the patent system does in … Continue reading

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