Thursday, June 13, 2013

No Patents for Human Genes Rules U.S. Supreme Court in a Decision Impacting EU Genetic Research

In a unanimous opinion that will also impact genetic research in the European Union, the United States Supreme Court has held that human genes are not patentable.

Adam Liptak has the story at the New York Times in
Supreme Court Rules Human Genes May Not Be Patented

See also Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog in
Opinion recap: No patent on natural gene work

See Max Mallory at SCOTUSblog on
Round-up of news on today's opinions

LawPundit has been right all along on this case.