May 20, 2013

Should Human Genes Be Patented?

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In late November, the Supreme Court was evaluating whether isolated genes are products of nature, which should not be patented or created by humans, therefore eligible for patent protection. Myriad Genetics, a Utah company holding patents on genes that correlate with increased risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, states that isolated DNA molecules were [...]

Android is a target for lawsuits

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It looks like everyone is after the Android with a lawsuit or patent issue. The Wall Street Journal reports that Android is a target of continues litigation from Apple, Oracle, and Microsoft. We asked our Zintro experts to share what they think the main issues are. Saqib Dareshani, an expert in mobile application development services, [...]

Zintro experts comment on changes to US patent process

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President Obama recently announced that there will be changes at the US Patent Office with the signing of the new Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. We asked our Zintro experts about their thoughts on these changes. Phillip Wilson, a R&D consultant, says that the biggest change is the move to a first to file system like [...]

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