广播电视英语短句 第 181 课：干涉互联网-4

Myriad Genetics received patents for methods to identify women with genes that create a high risk of breast cancer. Myriad Genetics 公司获取了鉴别女性乳腺癌基因的专利。

Patents involving the two genes made Myriad the only company able to offer the costly tests. 涉及两种基因的专利使得 Myriad 成为唯一一家提供昂贵检测的公司。

But federal Judge Robert Sweet cancelled seven of twenty-three patents related to the genes. 但联邦法官 Robert Sweet 取消了与基因有关的 23 项专利中的 7 项。

He said they violate the law against patents for products of nature. 他认为，他们违反了反对自然产品获得专利的法律规定。

Yet companies and universities often claim human genes as intellectual property. 然而，许多公司和大学一直主张人类基因是知识产权。