Federal Circuit invalidates Sequenom patent, cites Mayo

17-06-2015

Federal Circuit invalidates Sequenom patent, cites Mayo

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A US appeals court has affirmed that a patent covering the method of detecting foetal abnormalities in pregnant mothers is ineligible for protection because it applies to a “natural phenomenon”.


The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Sequenom; Ariosa; cffDNA; pre-natal test; Harmony Test; US District Court;

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