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Supreme Court Overrules Patent of Naturally-Occurring Human Gene

Posted on by Barry Donegan

Intellectual property laws of various types are sometimes considered controversial, but the Supreme Court ruled unanimously today in a case regarding the patenting of naturally-occurring human genes. Essentially, the government had been issuing thousands of patents to companies for providing … Continue reading

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