Intellectual Property
Aug. 2, 2011
Circuit rules isolated DNA can be patented
DNA are the genetic building blocks for every plant, animal and human, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday said that isolated DNA is worthy of a patent, because it is not a product of nature.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
DNA are the genetic building blocks for every plant, animal and human, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday said isolated DNA is worthy of a patent because it's not a product of nature.
In so ruling, the Federal Circuit solidified 30 years worth of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office policy regarding gene patents. Other portions of the court's opinion, however, left op...
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