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Is the cure in your DNA? – The rise of biopharmaceuticals and pharmacogenomics-led therapy

4 June 2018

By Veg Tran

15 years has passed since the Human Genome Project, involving the identification and mapping of all the genes of the human genome, was declared complete.

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High Court re-invents the test for patentable subject matter and finds the patent for the isolated breast cancer gene invalid

8 October 2015

By David Fixler

The High Court has handed down a significant decision finding that patent claims for isolated gene sequences, indicative of a predisposition to breast cancer, are not patentable subject matter.

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High Court grants Application for Special Leave to Appeal in Myriad Genetics

13 February 2015

By Suzy Madar

The High Court has granted Cancer Voices’ application for special leave to appeal a Full Federal Court finding that Myriad’s patent relating to the BRCA1 gene is patentable.

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Isolated genes patentable: Cancer Voices Australia v Myriad Genetics

5 September 2014

By Tom Naylor

BREAKING NEWS: Full Federal Court finds that isolated genetic material is patentable subject matter as an artificially created state of affairs.

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Just genes? Lessons from the Myriad litigation

19 August 2013

By James Ellsmore

gene patents, patentability, myriad litigation

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