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Court Grants Bio-Rad Permanent Injunction Against 10x Genomics

The exact restrictions the injunction will place on 10x are not yet determined. 10x will also have to pay Bio-Rad additional damages, plus interest.

South Carolina Supreme Court Decision Deals Blow to Plaintiff in Quest Wrongful Death Suit

The court's ruling that Quest was acting as a licensed healthcare provider could affect the statute of limitations in the suit.

In CRISPR Patent Battle, U of California Downed by Doudna's Own Words
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The Broad Institute's lawyers used statements from Jennifer Doudna to undermine UC's case that one could expect CRISPR/Cas9 to work in eukaryotic cells.

Broad Institute Wins CRISPR Patent Interference; IP Fight Not Over

The University of California-led party can still appeal the decision from the US Patent and Trademark Office, but it has been dealt a major setback.

Australian High Court Rules Against Myriad's BRCA1 Patent Claims

The court held that an isolated nucleic acid sequence is not a manner of manufacture and cannot form the basis of a valid patent.

Jun 13, 2013

US Supreme Court Strikes Down Gene Patents but Allows Patenting of Synthetic DNA

Mar 27, 2013

Court Denies Illumina Appeal to Reconsider Ruling in Patent Suit Against Complete Genomics

Mar 5, 2013

German Court Finds Waters Infringed Agilent Patent

Feb 15, 2013

Australia Federal Court Dismisses Cancer Patients' Challenge to Myriad's Gene Patent

Nov 26, 2012

Court to Reconsider Part of Ruling in Illumina, Complete Genomics IP Suit

Nov 19, 2012

Court Dismisses Dissident Shareholder Lawsuit Against Vermillion

Aug 30, 2012

Federal Court Rules Helicos Patent Invalid; Company Reaches Payment Agreement with Lenders

Mar 20, 2012

Supreme Court Strikes Down Prometheus Patents

Jun 6, 2011

Supreme Court Rules for Roche, Clarifies Bayh-Dole

Jun 17, 2010

Myriad Appeals Decision Invalidating BRCA Patents

Mar 30, 2010

Myriad Shares Fall Following Court Decision

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And a Fourth?

A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in an Israeli study increased antibody levels but did not prevent Omicron variant infections, according to the Financial Times.

For Better Science Software

A virtual institute funded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's philanthropy aims to lure software engineers to academia, Science reports.

Recommendation Explanations

The New York Times writes that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is straining to both make and explain decisions based on limited information.

Genome Research Papers on De Novo Mutation Rates, Polyploid Genotyping, Oncogene Epigenomic Translocation

In Genome Research this week: de novo mutations rates in hemoglobin subunits, analysis of variant calling methods for polyploid plants, and more.