Supreme Court Tackles Case of Patent Law, Human Genetics

Name: Supreme Court Tackles Case of Patent Law, Human Genetics
Uploaded: 2013-04-16T00:07:34Z
Duration: P769S
Description: The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case on whether a biotech company can patent a gene associated with cancer. Jeffrey Brown gets details from National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle, plus viewpoints from Ellen Matloff of Yale Cancer Center, a plaintiff in the case, and Kevin Noonan, an intellectual property attorney.

Clip: 04/15/2013 | 12m 49s

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case on whether a biotech company can patent a gene associated with cancer. Jeffrey Brown gets details from National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle, plus viewpoints from Ellen Matloff of Yale Cancer Center, a plaintiff in the case, and Kevin Noonan, an intellectual property attorney.

Aired: 04/15/13

Rating: NR

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