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American College of Medical Genetics Lauds Federal Court Ruling of

Published in Medical Patent Law Weekly, April 14th, 2010

The American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG), one of the original plaintiffs in the anti-gene-patenting lawsuit filed in 2009, celebrated the US District Court ruling yesterday that genes are "unpatentable."

The outcome of this case is likely to have far-reaching positive implications for physicians, researchers and patients.

"The invalidation of gene patents will allow patients to get second opinions on test results, encourage quality improvement of current testing, allow researchers to develop new and better methods of testing and decrease costs of laboratory testing. This is a huge, huge victory for better patient care," said Michael S. Watson,...

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