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- Title
Are Human Genes Patentable?
- Authors
Cook-Deegan, Robert
- Abstract
The author discusses the rulings of the U.S. District Court for Southern New York for the patents given to Myriad Genetics Inc. for genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer from BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. He comments on this lawsuit which made one company against another for the patent rights. He informs that the claims by individuals and organization having objects on the Myriad's Patents include laboratory directors offering BRCA testing, physicians for testing, and women as samples.
- Subjects
MYRIAD Genetics Inc.; UNITED States. District Court (New York : Southern District); PATENT suits; BRCA genes; BREAST cancer
- Publication
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2013, Vol 159, Issue 4, p298
- ISSN
0003-4819
- Publication type
Opinion