I think this is great news that companies no longer can patent any human gene that occurs naturally!
"US Supreme Court rules patents on ‘natural’ human genes invalid" http://feedly.com/k/14zecCL
In one of the most anxiously awaited court decisions of the year, the US Supreme Court today unanimously struck down patents on isolated, natural human genes. Patents on synthesized DNA, however, are still valid, the justices said. Included in that category are commercially important patents on …
2 Replies to “I think this is great news that companies no longer can patent any human gene that occurs naturally!”
Woo-hoo!
That is great news, but keep in mind that Miriad still kept the patent on the cDNA. Any new test will have to go around that limitation.