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Johnson & Johnson's Depuy Synthes Wins $16 Million for Patents

2013-06-16 23:40:21| Biotech - Topix.net

Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes unit, a maker of artificial spinal repair products, won $16 million in damages from Globus Medical Inc. when a jury decided that three of its patents were infringed.

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U.S. top court bars patents on human genes unless synthetic

2013-06-16 02:27:39| Biotech - Topix.net

A DNA double helix is seen in an undated artist's illustration released by the National Human Genome Research Institute to Reuters on May 15, 2012.

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BIO Statement On U.S. Supreme Court Review Of Isolated DNA Patents

2013-06-14 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Jim Greenwood, President and CEO of BIO, issued statement on U.S. Supreme Court's decision regarding Myriad Genetics' patent claims on isolated DNA molecules, which summarily ruled that so-called cDNA remains eligible for patenting. Decision offers urgently needed certainty for research-driven companies that rely on cDNA patents for investment in innovation, but also represents troubling departure from decades of judicial and PTO precedent supporting patentability of DNA molecules. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:

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No Patents on Human Genes, Supreme Court Rules

2013-06-14 01:57:35| TechNewsWorld

In a decision that could make it more affordable for women to be screened for breast cancer, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday that human genes cannot be patented. The court's rationale is that human genes occur in nature, making them unpatentable. Complementary DNA, on the other hand -- a synthetic DNA that's also used in genetic testing -- can be patented, the court ruled.

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