Experts from Rutgers-Camden: Human Gene Patent

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, but agreed that a synthetic version of the gene material may be patented. The following expert from Rutgers–Camden is available to discuss the implications of the decision.

MICHAEL CARRIER, a professor of law at the Rutgers School of Law–Camden, is a leading authority in antitrust, copyright, patent, and innovation law. He is the author of Innovation for the 21st Century: Harnessing the Power of Intellectual Property and Antitrust Law (Oxford University Press, 2009).        

E-mail: mcarrier@camden.rutgers.edu

Online bio: camlaw.rutgers.edu/bio/981