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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biotechnology.

Judge-made law.

Medicine--Research.

Medicine.

Patents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (16 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on the biotechnology industry, which involves use of various techniques and procedures for modifying living organisms to suit human purposes. Explains patent system and fundamentals of patentable subject matter. Reviews 2012 Supreme Court decision in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. , which placed severe limitations on the ability of inventors to obtain diagnostic method patents; and considers implications of this decision for innovation and public health. Addresses Congressional issues and options.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Mayo v. Prometheus

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Restricted for use by site license.