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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
UPDATE: Appeals Court Decides Isolated DNA Patentable, Myriad's Analytical Method Claims Not
An appeal court ruled last week that isolated gene sequences are not products of nature and are therefore patentable. However, they deemed several of Myriad Genetics' method claims that describe "comparing" and "analyzing" gene sequences invalid.
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