Warren Woessner Participates In Virtual Debate With Chris Hansen On The Myriad Lawsuit
Cameron MacKendrick sponsors podcasts on issues of interest in IP law. In this one, I am trying to explain the debate surrounding both the patentability of “natural products” as well as the patentability of diagnostic assays and their relationship to the Bilski test for the patentability of methods in general. Chris Hansen, representing the ACLU, a plaintiff in the Myriad lawsuit, compares a patent claim to an isolated gene to an attempt to claim “gold isolated from gold ore.” Both are just products of nature, right? Do I hold my own? You decide.
