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Prometheus Unbound – Are Methods Of Medical Treatment The Next “Targets”?

In my March post “Unnatural Acts – Patenting Diagnostic Tests Post-Prometheus” I wrote: “I have been trying to formulate diagnostic claims that would pass muster post-Prometheus and I am having trouble. If a researcher discovers the marker, the researcher should … Continue reading

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Prometheus Q/A Results: Does Patent Eligibility Impact Biotech Research?

A guest post from shareholder Robin Chadwick of SLW. A quick survey of folks who read this blog indicates that funding for 5 Buy Cheap Cialis Soft 0% of respondents’ R&D is affected by whether or not a project was … Continue reading

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Fed. Cir. Orders Briefing in Myriad Remand

On April 30th, in response to the Supreme Court’s GVR of the Myriad appeal (AMP et al. are still trying to get the claims to isolated DNA molecules and the use of a transgenic cell comprising the BRCA1 gene to … Continue reading

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Prometheus Q/A – Which Side Are You On?

A guest post from Robin Chadwick of SLW. During the three weeks since the Supreme Court ruled that certain diagnostic claims are not eligible for patenting, four other patent cases have been impacted by this ruling. The Court is shaping … Continue reading

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