“What Exactly Did Myriad Invent?” A gold earring? A baseball bat? Flour? Sap?

Cert Petitions, PTO, Strategy

The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in one of the most anticipated and potentially influential biotechnology cases in decades: Ass’n for Molecular Pathology et al. v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. et al. In simple terms, at issue is whether human genes are patentable. The dispute began in 2009, when various non-profit research organizations and…