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.
