American Medical Association, American Society of Human Genetics, et al., Amici Curiae
Lori B. Andrews, Counsel of Record
American Medical Association and American Society of Human Genetics are joined in this brief by four other associations representing health care professionals. Lori B. Andrews is a professor at Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law and director of the Institute for Science, Law, and Technology. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on January 29, 2013. Patents on human genes impede the provision of health care, thwart public health objectives, shackle innovation, and violate ethical tenets. Patents are not needed to create an incentive for the discovery…
