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25 June 2014Americas

BIO 2014: Public access to medicine at risk in US - report

The American public's access to new and effective medicines could be at risk as a result of the US Supreme Court's decisions in the Prometheus and Myriad cases, and the resulting guidance for examiners from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), according to a report presented to the 2014 BIO International Convention in San Diego today (Wednesday).

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