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Myriad Calls ACLU Bluff On Standing

Posted by Courtenay Brinckerhoff on Posted in 101; Myriad; Personalized Medicine

As I wrote yesterday, the ACLU filed a Petition for Panel Rehearing in Association for Molecular Pathology v. USPTO, also known as the ACLU/Myriad “gene patenting” case, alleging factual and legal errors in the court’s July 29, 2011 decision on both the standing issue and the patent-eligibility issue. I was not impressed by the ACLU’s standing arguments, and now Myriad has filed its own Petition for Panel Rehearing challenging the standing of the ACLU plaintiffs. Because standing is a threshold issue, and because the factual basis of standing has changed, it is possible that the Federal Circuit will grant Myriad’s motion and rehear the case, at least on the standing issue.

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ACLU Files Petition For Panel Rehearing In Myriad

Posted by Courtenay Brinckerhoff on Posted in 101; Myriad; Personalized Medicine

As reported by Kevin Noonan on Patent Docs, plaintiffs-appellees (e.g., the ACLU) have filed a Petition for Panel Rehearing in Association for Molecular Pathology v. USPTO, also known as the ACLU/Myriad “gene patenting” case. The Petition alleges factual and legal errors in the court’s July 29, 2011 decision on both the standing issue and the patent-eligibility issue, but is not likely to be granted. While the petition may foreshadow the arguments being formulated for Supreme Court review, its most likely effect will be to delay that review, further extending the period of uncertainty that is hanging over isolated DNA claims.

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