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Quotation from Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. by Supreme Court of the United States
“To be sure, it found an important and useful gene, but separating that gene from its surrounding genetic material is not an act of invention.”
Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., Opinion of the Court (Justice Thomas), Part II–B (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice Thomas distinguishes Myriad's discovery from the kind of invention the Patent Act rewards.
Citation: "To be sure, it found an important and useful gene, but separating that gene from its surrounding genetic material is not an act of invention." — Supreme Court of the United States, Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., Opinion of the Court (Justice Thomas), Part II–B (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id association-for-molecular-pathology-v-myriad-genetics-q2)
Portrait: Clarence Thomas official SCOTUS portrait, Steve Petteway, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Public domain.
