Australian Firm's Patents Snag Many Unwitting Infringers
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
A small Australian company called Genetic Technologies Corp. is shaking up just about everyone interested in genome scanning and genetic testing. Potentially, anyone who looks at genes in the context of their surrounding DNA in order to get more information about the gene infringes on GTG's patents. The company has begun successfully imposing licenses, sometimes via law suits.