In the face of the Supreme Court’s double-novelty requirement and the negative impact that requirement has had on biotechnology, the time has come for a new paradigm of law.
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Taylor, D.O. The Supreme Court’s revolution in patent eligibility law: alternative protections for biotechnology. Nat Biotechnol 37, 227–230 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-019-0039-9
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