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Ruling Upholds Gene Patent In Cancer Test

Posted by timothy on from the every-pair-of-genes-is-a-hand-me-down dept.

diewlasing writes with a report in the New York Times which begins: "In a closely watched case, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday that genes can be patented, overturning a lower court decision that had shocked the biotechnology industry." Techdirt has some insightful commentary on the ruling.

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  1. Re:Clearly by Alex+Belits · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There is already no profit in cancer cure, as it would be immoral to refuse it to sick people, and people who develop it can not possibly collect enough money from the sick to cover their expenses. This is why it can be only developed in government-run or government-sponsored programs -- and we should better get accustomed to it.

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  2. Re:Next up by JBMcB · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Good point on aspirin. Aspirin *was* patented a long time ago. The patent has long expired, but companies still seem to make a lot of money off of selling it, even though anyone can buy dirt cheap acetylsalicylic acid from Dow and infuse it into their own tablets for next to nothing.

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