title: Legal uncertainty in the area of genetic diagnostic testing.
abstract: A patent landscape analysis of 22 common genetic diagnostic tests shows substantially fewer claims on genes per se than initially suggested but raises questions of legal uncertainty as to the claims' scope.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, Faculty of Law, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Huys
authors.forename: Nele
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Berthels
authors.forename: Gert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matthijs
authors.forename: Geertrui
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van Overwalle
mesh_terms: D005062:European Union; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States