Authors

Timothy J. Ohara

Article Title

Patenting the Diagnosis of a Disease: The Scope of Patentable Subject Matter Based on Labcorp v. Metabolite Labs

Abstract

Currently, a method of diagnosing a disease can be broadly claimed in a patent. The United States Supreme Court initially granted certiorari in Metabolite Labs to decide whether the method-of-diagnosis claim was patentable. Later, the Court dismissed certiorari as improvidently granted. This Note asserts that the Court should have adjudicated the case because there is a great need to clarify what is patentable subject matter for method claims that do not entail a physical transformation of matter, particularly in view of the seeming inconsistency between Diamond v. Diehr and State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group.

Recommended Citation

Timothy J. Ohara, Patenting the Diagnosis of a Disease: The Scope of Patentable Subject Matter Based on Labcorp v. Metabolite Labs, 38 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. (2007).
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol38/iss1/5