Australian court backs Myriad in human gene patent dispute
A judge at Australia’s Federal Court has upheld Myriad Genetics’ patent covering a human gene mutation linked to breast cancer, in the country’s first court ruling on whether isolated genes can be patented.
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15 April 2013 Myriad Genetics will deliver an oral argument at the US Supreme Court today defending its patents covering isolated human gene sequences linked to breast and ovarian cancer.