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Category Archives: Patently BIOtech
Whole Genome Sequencing and Myriad Supreme Court Case: Nothing to See Here
Bio IT World just published an article stating that the Myriad Supreme Court case will have little to no effect on whole genome sequencing. “As WGS involves determining the sequence of an individual’s entire genome, there is concern in many quarters that WGS could violate essentially every patent covering an isolated human DNA sequence—of which there are thousands. Indeed, this concern has been raised by scholars, policy analysts and lawyers, including before the Federal Circuit Read More >
Inter Partes Review – a Useful Tool for Overcoming Freedom-to-Operate Obstacles
By Eric K. Steffe, Eldora L. Ellison, Ph.D., Todd Spalding, and Deborah A. Sterling, Ph.D. For companies facing freedom-to-operate obstacles, the AIA provides a number of tools for dealing with troublesome patents. While proceeding at risk in the face of such patents sometimes make sense, inter partes review (IPR) provides a viable option for challenging them and should be considered as a valuable addition to one’s freedom-to-operate toolbox. Inter partes reexamination (IPX), which (bio)pharma used Read More >
