Robert W. Sweet
Health Highlights: Feb. 3, 2010
...invalidating the patents would destroy the foundation of the biotechnology industry. U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet did not issue a ruling on Tuesday. High Levels of Cadmium Found in...
Key phase of gene-patent lawsuit in judge's hands
...to genes that are linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers. U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet in New York heard arguments Tuesday but did not issue a decision on...
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Medical groups assail patenting of human genes
...organization affiliated with Cardozo School of Law in New York, argued before federal district court Judge Robert Sweet that patents on genes are unconstitutional. The U.S. Patent Office...
Can Anyone Hold a Patent over Human Genes?
...at the genes in question. During a lengthy hearing in a packed courtroom, U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet was asked by lawyers for the plaintiffs to strike down the validity of the...
"But the information is not new?" the judge asked at one point.
Gene Patent Trial Begins: Biotech Researchers Sued Over Ownership Of Gene Discoveries Huffington Post | 1 month ago
Federal judge hears Utah case on genes patents
Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation asked federal Judge Robert Sweet in Manhattan Tuesday to rule the patents invalid. He did not...
Judge hears arguments over rights to gene patents
...look at the genes in question. During a lengthy hearing in a packed courtroom, U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet was asked by lawyers for the plaintiffs to strike down the validity of...
Editorial: Genes and patents
...Civil Liberties Union says they have the opposite effect. This month, U.S. District Judge Robert W. Sweet is scheduled to hear arguments in a case pitting the ACLU -- joined by...
Myriad Genetics says gene patents beneficial to research
...into profits from diagnostic tests and disease treatments. On Jan. 21, before U.S. District Judge Robert W. Sweet in New York, Myriad will ask that the lawsuit be dismissed. Opponents...
Oregon woman killed by husband filed for divorce
She claimed the pictures were taken by a guard who sexually assaulted her. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Sweet approved a $23,875 payment on Monday to Smart from the state of New...
Judge won't dismiss gene lawsuit against University of Utah, Myriad Genetics
...agreement between the defendants and their efforts to enforce the patents," Judge Sweet wrote. The judge said he would consider a motion by the ACLU and those it represents to...
Topps, Upper Deck settle baseball card lawsuit
...resolved the copyright infringement case through mediation conducted by U.S. Senior District Judge Robert Sweet, according to a November 3 order posted online on Thursday. Details...
Mass. chases stimulus cash for broadband
She said the pictures were taken by a guard who sexually assaulted her. US District Court Judge Robert Sweet approved a $23,875 payment to Smart Monday from the State of New York,...
