July 2009 – Episode 7
Chris Hansen of the ACLU in New York City and Warren Woessner of Schwegman Lundberg Woessner in Minneapolis discuss the Complaint filed by doctor and patient groups against the patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 cancer genes exclusively licensed to Myriad Genetics and their attack on gene patents on constitutional grounds. See also Warren Woessner’s blog’s comment on the lawsuit at patents4life.com.