Comments on: ACLU Mob Attacks Breast Cancer Test Patent

By: Patent Baristas » IPO’s Amicus Among Myriad of Briefs Filed in AMP v. USPTO

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:31:57 +0000

[...] Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) an amicus curiae brief in the AMP v. USPTO and Myriad Genetics case, a lawsuit challenging patents covering diagnostic tests for mutations in genes. In the [...]

By: Patent Baristas » ACLU/PUBPAT Gene Patent Challenge Moves Ahead

Patent Baristas » ACLU/PUBPAT Gene Patent Challenge Moves Ahead — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:59:37 +0000

[...] lawsuit, Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. v. United States Patent and Trademark Office, et al., was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the [...]

By: Patent Baristas » NIH Shocked To Find Patents Work As Expected

Patent Baristas » NIH Shocked To Find Patents Work As Expected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:16:22 +0000

[...] correlations, or the naturally occurring products [they] specify.” More recently, the ACLU filed a suit claiming that patenting genes is unconstitutional for limiting research and the free flow of information, and as a result violates the First [...]

By: Patent Baristas » Friday IP Round-Up: Baby Bomb Edition

Patent Baristas » Friday IP Round-Up: Baby Bomb Edition — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:45:50 +0000

[...] quoting Christopher Hansen, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union in regards to their lawsuit to have gene patents declared unconstitutional. The Patent Office estimated that about 52,800 patents have been granted related to genes, [...]

By: Genes Under Law « Beyond The Bench

Genes Under Law « Beyond The Bench — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:33:05 +0000

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