Why Federal Court Ruled Gene Patents Legal | RealClearScience

An ongoing legal battle regarding gene patents began in 2009 when the ACLU representing numerous clients sued Myriad Genetics and the USPTO. The dispute is over patents on two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, discovered in the 1990s which have a correlation to increased rates of breast and ovarian cancer.

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Source: http://www.realclearscience.com/2012/08/21/why_federal_court_ruled_gene_patents_legal_248610.html?utm_medium=widget&utm_campaign=rss

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