1 April 2010 0 Comments

A brief look at the gene patent rulings

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet ruled the BRCA gene patents invalid.  The decision has a lot of impact to the life science industry both on the academic and industrial side.

There has been a lot of discussion online, and I thought a summary would prove useful.

Patient blogs…

Steph H

Teri S.

#BRCA – Twitter

Gene Patent – Twitter

Judge Sweet -Twitter

BRCA gene function – From YFG

Pros and Cons of Gene Patenting