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A nail in the coffin for DNA sequence patents?

Nature Biotechnology volume 26, pages 1085–1086 (2008)Cite this article

Does the recent Board decision in Ex parte Kubin mean the end for biotech patents claiming DNA sequences?

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  1. Miles Yamanaka is at Berliner & Associates, 555 West Fifth Street, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, California 90013, USA. He was formerly at Fulbright & Jaworski, 555 South Flower Street, 41st Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071, USA. myamanaka@berliner-ip.com ,

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Yamanaka, M. A nail in the coffin for DNA sequence patents?. Nat Biotechnol 26, 1085–1086 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1008-1085

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