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"Colbert Report" Enters Gene Patenting Fray

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By Donald Zuhn -- On last Thursday's "Colbert Report," host Stephen Colbert turned his attention to the Association of Molecular Pathology v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office case that was decided on March 29. Pointing to the result in the BRCA1/2 gene patent case, Mr. Colbert said he had found "a reason to be disappointed in the Federal benchwarmers," and noted that the decision would be "a huge blow to the biotech industry." The Comedy Central comedian said that he was "furious at the ACLU," and instead was "with Kevin Noonan here . . . the man who defended Myriad's...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on April 19, 2010 (boomark / email).