A five-judge bench of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) unanimously decided that Myriad Genetics Inc’s (Myriad) patent covering the isolated BRCA1 gene (Patent) is patentable subject matter in Australia. Link For an in-depth analysis of the ruling, take a look at some articles written by Mark Summerfield on Patentology:Link
Full Federal Court Confirms Patentability of Isolated Genes
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