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ICANN is now accepting applications for new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs), which could quickly increase in number from the mere two-dozen or so existing gTLDs which presently include .com, .net, .org, and .biz.
U.S. SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS PATENT ON TREATMENT PROCESS
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., in which Mayo petitioned the Court to determine whether claims of Prometheus’ patent directed to optimizing dosage levels of thiopurine for the treatment of various autoimmune disorders is patent eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. 101. More specifically, the claims call for “administering” a certain amount of thiopurine to a patient and “determining” from the resulting metabolite level whether or not to increase or decrease the dosage.