U.S. Supreme Court Petitioned to Review Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. Lawsuit on Gene Patents
Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 12:04
in Mathematics & Economics
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Association for Molecular Pathology v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a case that challenges the validity of patents on two human genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.