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16 January 2020EuropeRory O'Neill

Breaking: EPO revokes Broad’s CRISPR patent

In a dramatic reversal, a European Patent Office’s (EPO) board of appeal has upheld the revocation of a Broad Institute CRISPR/Cas9 patent.

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