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Date: March 30th, 2010

Judge rules patents on human genes invalid

30 March, 2010 (09:20) | Human Interest, Medicine, Politics, Science, Technology | By: ricjames

A company’s patents on 2 human genes have been ruled invalid by a judge in New York: A New York City judge has invalidated a company’s patents on two genes linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The ruling Monday by federal Judge Robert Sweet challenging whether anyone can hold patents on [...]