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Category Archives: Patently BIOtech
Patent Docs Highlights the BIO IPDx Symposium
Patent Docs recently highlighted McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff’s (MBHB) panel at BIO’s IP and Diagnostics Symposium (IPDx). Moderated by Donald Zuhn at MBHB, panelists from MBHB, Roche Diagnostics, and the USPTO discussed the impact of the Myriad decision on obtaining patent protection for genetic diagnostics. The panel concluded the following: “While there was agreement that the Myriad holding is not limited to human DNA, there was spirited disagreement regarding its long-term impact on patents claiming naturally Read More >
BIO IP & Diagnostics Symposium
BIO’s IP & Diagnostics Symposium (BIO IPDX) will review the current patent law landscape and evaluate the impact on both the genetic diagnostics and biopharmaceutical sectors. The program will review IP issues for both diagnostics generally and companion diagnostics. The program will also explore some of the potential regulatory dimensions. BIO aims to use this event to inform industry and government alike on how to move the science forward in the current climate. Where & Read More >
BIO Joins Alliance for Fair Trade with India
BIO recently joined the Alliance for Fair Trade with India along with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, Solar Energy Industries Association, and others. The new Alliance website states: Over the last year, policymakers and courts in India have engaged in a persistent pattern of discrimination that is hurting a wide range of manufacturing and services industries and jobs in the United States. India has recently mandated domestic content rules that Read More >
MERS, Patents, and Material Transfer Agreements: What WHO Didn’t Know
The outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), a SARS like virus has lead to some strong anti-IP statements in Geneva. A recent article titled “Finding a Fall Guy for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome” in IPWatchdog provides context from multiple news sources and concludes: “An independent review of the claims that patents and the [Material Transfer Agreements] are hindering international MERS-COV research appeared in a May 28, 2013 story in Science Insider. Here’s the lead: Are Read More >
Myriad Supreme Court Decision: BIO’s Statement
Statement On U.S. Supreme Court Review Of Isolated DNA Patents Washington, D.C. (June 13, 2013) Jim Greenwood, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision regarding Myriad Genetics’ patent claims on isolated DNA molecules: “The Supreme Court today summarily ruled that so-called cDNA remains eligible for patenting. cDNA is the commercially most important form of DNA used in biotechnology. Today’s decision offers urgently-needed Read More >
