cDNA does not present the same obstacles to patentability as naturally occurring, isolated DNA segments. As already explained, creation of a cDNA sequence from mRNA results in an exons-only molecule that is not naturally occurring. Petitioners concede …
DNA Helix.JPG The Supreme Court found Thursday that human genes in their natural form cannot be patented, resolving an ongoing debate between medical research companies that became a question for the justices in Association for Molecular Pathology …
Naturally occurring human gene sequences cannot be patented but artificially created DNA can be, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday, AFP reports. The verdict represented a compromise between the goals of the biotech industry, which …
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court's rejection Thursday of natural DNA patent protection could hurt biotech companies, but specialists said it left enough safeguards for the industry to keep innovating. The court ruled that Myriad Genetics, which sells …
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that companies cannot patent parts of naturally-occurring human genes, a decision with the potential to profoundly affect the emerging and lucrative medical and biotechnology industries.
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THE United States (U.S.) Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that human genes may not be patented, but artificially copied DNA can be claimed as intellectual property. The court quashed patents held by a Utah-based firm on two genes linked to breast …
Michael Prest, 50, one of Britain’s most successful black businessmen, argued that he could not pay his former wife as his assets were owned by his companies, not by him.
Every time judges instruct juries in criminal cases, they caution jurors to be wary that simply because a person has been arrested does not mean that the person committed the crime, that the fact that the person stands before them accused of …
Every time judges instruct juries in criminal cases, they caution jurors to be wary that simply because a person has been arrested does not mean that the person committed the crime, that the fact that the person stands before them accused of …
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