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26 June 2014Biotech

BIO 2014: US fears uncertainty over patent eligibility could drive innovation overseas

In a discussion about the implications of the US Supreme Court’s decisions on patent-eligible matter in Prometheus and Myriad at the BIO International Convention yesterday (Wednesday), entitled Patent eligibility from the trenches, an audience member expressed concern that uncertainty over patenting rules could drive American innovators overseas.

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