Federal Judge Invalidates Myriad’s Patents for BRCA Genes

Pathology labs would generally benefit if Judge Sweet’s ruling is upheld on appeal It was positive news for many clinical pathology laboratories when a judge ruled against Myriad Genetics and the University of Utah Research Foundation in the federal suit attacking its patents for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. The suit was brought by a group of patients, medical organizations and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). In Association for Molecular Pathology, et al v. U.S. Patent and Trademark...
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