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Quotation from Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. by Supreme Court of the United States
“We merely hold that genes and the information they encode are not patent eligible under §101 simply because they have been isolated from the surrounding genetic material.”
Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., Opinion of the Court (Justice Thomas), Part III (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice Thomas closes by stating the narrow scope of the ruling after listing the questions the Court did not reach.
Citation: "We merely hold that genes and the information they encode are not patent eligible under §101 simply because they have been isolated from the surrounding genetic material." — Supreme Court of the United States, Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., Opinion of the Court (Justice Thomas), Part III (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id association-for-molecular-pathology-v-myriad-genetics-q5)
Portrait: Clarence Thomas official SCOTUS portrait, Steve Petteway, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Public domain.
