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Chemistry World January 7, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Myriad loses appeal on cancer gene test patents Myriad Genetics has lost its appeal over patents on the BRCA genes that are associated with a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
Chemistry World January 30, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Myriad calls a ceasefire in court battle over cancer gene tests Myriad Genetics has ended its bid to prevent other companies from producing tests for genetic mutations associated with an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer that it owned patents on.
Chemistry World June 20, 2013 Sarah Houlton	US supreme court rules genes can't be patented In a long-running case against Myriad Genetics, the court decided the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are a 'product of nature, and not patent eligible merely because [they have] been isolated.'
The Motley Fool March 13, 2008 Stephen Albainy-Jenei	Pfizer's Celebrex Aches and Pains The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upholds a lower court's ruling that found Teva Pharmaceutical had infringed two of Pfizer's patents for Celebrex.
The Motley Fool December 3, 2008 Brian Orelli	High-Margin Generic Drugmakers -- An Oxymoron? The big profits come when a generic-drug maker doesn't have any competition.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2010 Brian Orelli	Judge's Ruling Has Brand and Generic Drugmakers Smiling A ruling on the patents on Merck's blood pressure medications Cozaar and Hyzaar benefited both Merck and the plaintiff in the suit, generic-drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals. The defendant in the suit wasn't actually Merck but the Food and Drug Administration.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Brian Lawler	Pfizer Fights a Generic Threat Pfizer attempts to fend off a generic threat in Canada for its top drug. It's a trial worth paying attention to for its shareholders, as Canada does represent one of the larger pharmaceutical markets in the world.
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The Motley Fool March 28, 2008 Brian Lawler	Amgen and Roche Still Duking It Out Amgen threatens to sue Roche for damages.
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Bio-IT World November 12, 2002 Sue Mayer	Are Gene Patents in the Public Interest? Two recent studies from Britain argue against the unbridled patenting of genes and raise tough ethical questions.
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Bio-IT World August 13, 2003 Kevin Davies	Playing by Aussie Rules GTG's Mervyn Jacobson discusses the controversial patenting of non-coding DNA.
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Chemistry World August 6, 2007 Victoria Gill	Novartis Loses Indian Patent Law Case Swiss drug firm Novartis has lost its legal case against the Indian government, who it had accused of 'unconstitutional' patent law practices. The ruling sets an important precedent that will cheer the flourishing generics market in the country.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2007 Brian Orelli	Barr Gets Sued, Again This is starting to be a bad habit at Barr Pharmaceutical. The drug maker has just been sued for the third time in as many weeks. The latest one is by Schering-Plough, over patent infringement of its brain cancer treatment drug.
Chemistry World March 23, 2012 Rebecca Trager	Court throws out patent covering drug dosing The US Supreme Court has said that medical tests that rely on correlations between drug doses and treatment cannot be patented because they are based on laws of nature.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Treating Patents It may seem unusual that a court ruling challenging patent protections is considered a victory for Big Pharma. But the decision was supported by pharmaceutical companies, along with the Justice Department, as a way to spur biomedical research and new-drug development.
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