Mayo v. Prometheus: Implications for Patents, Biotechnology, and Personalized Medicine

Thomas, John R.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Biotechnology;    Medicine;    Science policy;    Patent law and legislation;    Intellectual property;   

RP-ID  :  R42815
RP-ID  :  R42815_2012Nov06

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Report that reviews the Supreme Court's 2012 Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories decision (wherein the court held that a patent claiming a method of optimizing therapies for autoimmune disease was invalid) and briefly consider its implications for innovation and public health.