Federal Court Rules in Myriad: Genes Still Patentable in Australia

In the landmark Australian case Cancer Voices Australia (ABN 93 322 703 427) & Anor v Myriad Genetics Inc & Ors the Federal Court of Australia has today found that patent claims directed to the gene BRCA1 (which has been found to exhibit particular mutations in women with an enhanced risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer) …
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‘Raising the Bar’ Seminar – Adelaide

In April 2013, the most substantial changes to our patent system in more than 20 years will come into force with the introduction of The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2011.