Abstract
This comment proposes a totality-of-the-circumstances approach to analyzing biological molecules under § 101 such that both the structure and its information is examined. Part II of this note reviews relevant precedent in patent law. Part III analyzes the Federal Circuit's Myriad decision, and Part IV explains the potential effects of the recent Supreme Court decision Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories. Finally, in Part V, the patent eligibility of human genes is examined. Analyzing this issue under the proposed totality-of-the-circumstances approach, this article concludes that isolated human genes are not patentable.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2012
Recommended Citation
Andrew Bowman, Genes 101: Are Human Genes Patentable Subject Matter? 18 Rich. J. L. & Tech. 15 (2012).