This week, the practice of granting patents on portions of the human genome came under a full-bore legal assault when groups representing more than 100,000 doctors and researchers, along with the Public Patent Foundation and the ACLU, filed suit against the PTO and a genetic testing company. The suit's main goal is to invalidate seven patents giving sole rights to test and do research on a pair of genes closely connected to breast and ovarian cancer. The larger goal is "to take down patents on human genes."
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Lawsuit Looks to 'Take Down' Patents on Human Genes
IP Law & Business
May 15, 2009
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