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15 N.C. J.L. & Tech. 519 (2013-2014)
Gene Patents and the Public Interest: Litigating Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics and Lessons Moving forward

handle is hein.journals/ncjl15 and id is 543 raw text is: NORTH CAROLINA JOURNAL OF LAW & TECHNOLOGY VOLUME 15, ISSUE 4: JUNE 2014 GENE PATENTS AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST: LITIGATING ASSOCIATION FOR MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY V. MYRIAD GENETICS AND LESSONS MOVING FORWARD Sandra S. Park* I want to thank the North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology, Mike Frongello, and John Conley for the invitation and for putting together this terrific symposium. I also want to acknowledge my fellow symposium presenters, almost all of whom directly contributed in important ways to the case. Jim Evans, Bob Cook-Deegan, Andrew Chin, Chris Holman, and Lori Andrews filed amicus briefs. I extend special and deep appreciation to Lori, who worked on this issue for many years, pushed us to take on the case, and did a masterful job with the amicus briefs on behalf of the American Medical Association and other medical groups. I am grateful for all of your insights, support, and friendship. It is a pleasure to be here. It has been eight months since the Supreme Court issued its decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.,' and in many ways, I am still processing the journey that led up to the opinion, and what the future holds. I want to use our time together to talk about the development of the case and lessons we learned that I think have interesting implications for biotech patents, patent law and litigation, as well as patent law advocacy done in the public interest, moving forward. * Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Women's Rights Project. Park represented the twenty plaintiffs who challenged the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene patents in the litigation resulting in Ass'n for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., 133 S. Ct. 2107 (2013). The views expressed here are her own. The following are the prepared remarks of Keynote Speaker, Sandra Park, the North Carolina Journal ofLaw & Technology Symposium, February 21, 2014. 1133 S. Ct. 2107 (2013). 519

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