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Intellectual Property Watch https://www.ip-watch.org Original news and analysis on international IP policy Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:49:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.12 74186712 US Perspectives: US Supreme Court May Invalidate Gene Patents, But Create Little Change https://www.ip-watch.org/2013/04/23/us-supreme-court-may-invalidate-gene-patents-but-create-little-change/ https://www.ip-watch.org/2013/04/23/us-supreme-court-may-invalidate-gene-patents-but-create-little-change/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:03:48 +0000 http://www.ip-watch.org/?p=28494 Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics that genes cannot be patented. The oral argument on that date strengthened this consensus opinion, but also suggested that the court would issue a narrow decision which would allow many types of gene-related patents. Should this happen, the US would move significantly closer to other countries’ rules for gene patents, but the US would continue to have problems limiting patent rights in order to protect the public interest. ]]> https://www.ip-watch.org/2013/04/23/us-supreme-court-may-invalidate-gene-patents-but-create-little-change/feed/ 0 28494