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Supreme Court: ‘Naturally occurring’ human genes can’t be patented

The Supreme Court has ruled that human genes can't be patented, unanimously agreeing with doctors, patients and others in a decision that could have broad implications on the biotech industry. “A naturally occurring DNA segment is a product of Read More →

Quoted: Apple to appeal iPhone, iPad ban

“We are disappointed that the Commission has overturned an earlier ruling and we plan to appeal. . . . (Samsung has) admitted that it’s against the interests of consumers in Europe and elsewhere, yet here in the United States Samsung Read More →

Angelina Jolie, breast cancer and the gene-patenting question

What's Angelina Jolie doing on SiliconBeat? Her much-discussed decision to have a double mastectomy, which the actress wrote about in a New York Times op-ed, is putting the spotlight back on an important question that relates to biotech Read More →

Microsoft’s patent deal with Foxconn parent means more money from Android

Microsoft may be competing against Google's Android, but it also makes money from it. And a new patent settlement with China's Hon Hai means that the software giant continues to reap benefits from an industry in which its own products Read More →

Quoted: Judge ‘declines invitation’ to Apple and Google’s patent-fight party

"The parties have no interest in efficiently and expeditiously resolving this dispute; they instead are using this and similar litigation worldwide as a business strategy that appears to have no end." — Robert Scola, U.S. District judge in Miami, Read More →

Tech and policy: HP issues tougher labor standards in China; Google news links deal in France; software patents in court

HP has introduced stricter labor guidelines for students and temporary workers at its suppliers in China. When factory orders surge, high school students and temp workers are brought in and can be subjected to work very long Read More →
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