Groups representing most of the American medical establishment have become involved in two major patent cases that turn on the question of just what kinds of technology should be eligible for patent protection.

One of those cases, Prometheus Laboratories v. Mayo Collaborative Services , 04-cv-1200, is now headed to the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; oral arguments are scheduled for Aug. 5. Amicus curiae briefs filed on both sides show clearly the divide between the patent bar and medical professionals on this issue.

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