Authority: Federal Court of Australia

Date: 09/05/2014

Subject: The Federal Court of Australia, confirming the decision of the court, pronounced itself in favour of the patent eligibility, in the light of the Australian law in such matter (Statute of Monopolies), of natural segments of nucleic acid (DNA and RNA) which have been isolated

Parties: Yvonne D’Arcy v. Myriad Genetics Inc. and Genetic Technologies Limited

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 17 Right to property - Intellectual property

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