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BIO Sends Letter on SACGHS Report to HHS Secretary Sebelius

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

By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health and Society (SACGHS) issued its long-awaited report on gene patents. While the report, entitled "Gene Patents and Licensing Practices and Their Impact on Patient Access to Genetic Tests," indicates that gene patents and licensing practices concerning such patents have not had an adverse impact on patient access to genetic tests, it nevertheless includes a number of controversial recommendations. The most controversial of these recommendations is a proposal to exempt gene patents from infringement liability. On Thursday, the day before the report was issued, the Biotechnology Industry Organization...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on February 12, 2010 (boomark / email).