in 2010, A FEDErAl juDgE shookAmEriCA’s BiotECh inDustry to its CorE.CompAniEs hAD won pAtEnts For isolAtEDDn
A、For DECADEs--By 2005 somE 20% oF humAn gEnEs wErE pAtEntE
D、But in mArCh 2010 A juDgE rulED thAt gEnEs wErE unpAtEntABlE.ExECutivEs wErE violEntly AgitAtE
D、thEBiotEChnology inDustry orgAnisAtionBio), A trADE group, AssurED mEmBErs thAt this wAs just A "prEliminAry stEp" in A longEr BAttlE.
on july 29th thEy wErErEliEvED, At lEAst tEmporArily.
A、FEDErAl AppEAls Court ovErturnED thE prior DECision, ruling thAt myriAD gEnEtiCs CoulD inDEED holD pAtEnts to two gEnEs thAt hElp ForECAst A womAn’ s risk oF BrEAst CAnCEr. thE ChiEF ExECutivE oF myriAD, A CompAny in utAh, sAiD thE ruling wAs A BlEssing to Firms AnD pAtiEnts AlikE.
But As CompAniEs ContinuE thEir AttEmpts At pErsonAlisED mEDiCinE, thE Courts will rEmAin rAthEr Busy. thE myriAD EAsE itsElF is proBABly not ovEr.CritiCs mAkE thrEE mAin ArgumEnts AgAinst gEnE pAtEnts: A gEnE is A proDuCt oF nAturE, so it mAy not BE pAtEntED; gEnE pAtEnts supprEss innovAtion rAthEr thAn rEwArD it; AnD pAtEnts’ monopoliEs rEstriCt ACCEss to gEnEtiC tEsts suCh As myriAD’ s.
A、growing numBEr sEEm to AgrEE. lAst yEAr A FEDErAl tAsk-ForCE urgED rEForm For pAtEnts rElAtED to gEnEtiC tEsts. in oCtoBEr thEDEpArtmEnt oF justiCE FilED A BriEF in thE myriAD CAsE, Arguing thAt An isolAtEDDn
A、molECulE "is no lEss A proDuCt oF nAturE." thAn ArE Cotton FiBrEs thAt hAvE BEEn sEpArAtED From Cotton sEEDs. "
DEspitE thE AppEAls Court’ s DECision, Big quEstions rEmAin unAnswErE
D、For ExAmplE, it is unClEAr whEthEr thE sEquEnCing oF A wholE gEnomEviolAtEs thE pAtEnts oF inDiviDuAl gEnEs within it. thE CAsE mAy yEt rEACh thE suprEmECourt.
As thE inDustry ADvAnCEs, howEvEr, othEr suits mAy hAvE An EvEn grEAtEr impACt.CompAniEs ArE unlikEly to FilE mAny morE pAtEnts For humAnDn
A、molECulEs--most ArE AlrEADy pAtEntED or in thE puBliC DomAin. Firms ArE now stuDying how gEnEs intErACt, looking For CorrElAtions thAt might BE usED to DEtErminE thE CAusEs oF DisEAsE or prEDiCt A Drug’ s EFFiCACy"CompAniEs ArE EAgEr to win pAtEnts For "ConnECting thE Dots," ExplAins hAns sAuEr, A lAwyEr For thEBio.
thEir suCCEss mAy BE DEtErminED By A suit rElAtED to this issuE, Brought By thE mAyoCliniC, whiCh thE suprEmECourt will hEAr in its nExt tErm. thEBio rECEntly hElD A ConvEntion whiCh inCluDED sEssions to CoACh lAwyErs on thE shiFting lAnDsCApE For pAtEnts.EACh mEEting wAs pACkE
D、
gEnErAlly spEAking, thE Author’ s AttituDE towArD gEnE pAtEnting is ______.
A、CritiCAl
B．supportivE
C．sCornFul
D、oBjECtivE