The University of California-Irvine School of Law will be holding a conference entitled "The Meaning of Myriad" from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on September 12, 2014 at the University of California, Irvine. The conference schedule is as follows:
• Panel 1: The New, New Subject Matter
- Mark Janis, IU Bloomington -- Expressive Eligibility
- Amelia Rinehart, University of Utah -- Myriad Lessons Learned
• Panel 2: Implications for Scientific Research and Medicine
- Peter Lee, UC Davis -- Law, Forbearance, and Definitional Fluidity: The Impact of Myriad Genetics on Scientific Research
- Anna Laakmann, Lewis & Clark -- The New Genomic Semicommons
• Keynote Address: Hon. Andrew Guilford, USDC -- "Judging Myriad"
• Panel 3: International and Comparative Assessments
- Brad Sherman, Griffith University -- What Does it Mean to Invent Nature?
- Jessica Lai, University of Lucerne -- Myriad Genetics in the European Context: A Contrast to the U.S. Approach
• Panel 4: Scouting the Way Ahead
- Lisa L. Oullette, Stanford University -- Non-Patent Innovation Incentives and Patentable Subject Matter
- Mark Lemley, Stanford University -- Can Mayo and Myriad be Reconciled?
Additional information about the conference can be found here. There is no registration fee for the conference. Those interested in registering for the seminar can do so here.
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