2001
DOI: 10.1038/35093217
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French researchers take a stand against cancer gene patent

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“…13 In another example, owners of a patented genetic test for breast cancer have sought to block others from using the test. 14 The Madey v Duke University case 1 threatens to exacerbate this patent thicket. The litigation arose after physics professor John M. J. Madey left Duke University, but researchers there continued to operate laser equipment that he had patented.…”
Section: Limiting Upstream Patents In Biomedical Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…13 In another example, owners of a patented genetic test for breast cancer have sought to block others from using the test. 14 The Madey v Duke University case 1 threatens to exacerbate this patent thicket. The litigation arose after physics professor John M. J. Madey left Duke University, but researchers there continued to operate laser equipment that he had patented.…”
Section: Limiting Upstream Patents In Biomedical Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Rappelons le contexte de diffusion de ces pratiques. En Europe, l'Office européen des brevets (OEB) a accordé à la firme Myriad Genetics trois brevets sur BRCA1/2, actuellement en cours de procédure d'opposition [8,9]. Les laboratoires européens réalisent donc les analyses tout en craignant devoir tout arrêter si l'OEB devait finalement accorder ces brevets vivement contestés [10].…”
Section: Les Raisons De Cette éVolutionunclassified
“…Les chiffres rapportés dans notre étude d'un proche testé positif pour un cas index prédisposé confirment les résultats précédemment trouvés de deux apparentés testés suivant l'identification d'une mutation chez un cas index [25]. L'interprétation de ces résultats doit cependant tenir compte de la dynamique de demande de tests à l'intérieur des familles, modulée notamment par l'âge des apparentés non malades et par le fait que la circulation de cette information se fait majoritairement en direction des femmes [8,18]. Dans ce cas, l'organisation existante ne serait pas remise en cause par un facteur extérieur, mais une réflexion devrait toutefois s'amorcer, d'une part sur certaines lacunes du système comme les délais de réalisation des analyses, et d'autre part sur l'optimisation économique des pratiques [12].…”
Section: Les Raisons De Cette éVolutionunclassified
“…Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the British Institute of Cancer Research have publicly criticized Myriad for this action, stating that it would increase research and genetic screening costs (Kotulak 1999;Meek 2000). In September 2001, the French Curie Institute, supported by the French Ministries of Research and Health, officially challenged a European patent obtained by Myriad (Butler and Goodman 2001). By the same token, the largest Canadian province, Ontario, announced in September 2001 its opposition concerning the enforcement of Myriad's patents by allowing its hospitals to perform testing without paying royalties despite potential retaliations (Hodges 2001).…”
Section: Brca2mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The participation of industry was also quite divisive, the summum being for the ownership of patents. More recently, patents owned by the industrial leader on breast and ovarian cancer genes, Myriad Genetics, are in a turmoil over potential limitations on human gene patenting (Meek 2000;Merz 1999;Kotulak 1999;Butler and Goodman 2001).…”
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