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Ontario Ignores Gene Patent

Posted by michael on Tuesday January 7, 2003 @04:54AM from the put-up-your-dukes dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Well, for once my government the Ontario Tories have done something right. You see, there's this cancer test that involves a gene sequence patented in Utah. Thankfully, my goverment decided to ignore the patent and help out those who need it. Ah the joys of living in such a liberated country." Different provinces have made different decisions about this particular patent.

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Re:Why thankfully? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-07 05:46 · Score: 2, Informative

Myraid Genetics is charging outrageous amounts for the test and saying that nobody else is permitted to test for the presence of the genes. The Ontario doctors have come up with their own test, but Myraid is crying foul because they claim to *own* the gene.