One year after Vanda, are diagnostics patents transforming into methods of treatment to overcome Mayo-based rejections?

Authors :: Neil Davey
Cristina Crespo
Timo Minssen
Kathleen Liddell
Mateo Aboy
John Liddicoat
Liddicoat, Johnathon [0000-0001-7370-3936]
Minssen, Timo [0000-0002-3286-4888]
Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Source :: Aboy, M, Crespo, C, Liddell, K, Davey, N, Liddicoat, J & Minssen, T 2020, ' One year after Vanda, are diagnostics patents transforming into methods of treatment to overcome Mayo-based rejections? ', Nature Biotechnology, vol. 38, pp. 279–283 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-020-0440-4
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
Abstract: On the first anniversary of Vanda, 1) to what extent have legal arguments and claim amendments based on Vanda been effective in overcoming 35 USC 101 Mayo-based rejections?; and 2) How are applicants transforming diagnostic patent claims into method of treatment claims to overcome Mayo-based subject matter eligibility rejections?

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