Draft bill on patent eligibility could revitalize diagnostics

A bipartisan, bicameral draft bill released on Wednesday would solve a key problem with patent law that has crippled the diagnostics industry, but opposition from other industries is likely.

The draft bill was released by Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) along with Reps. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) and Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) to introduce legislative provisions to Section 101 of the Patent Act, which defines the minimum threshold for patentable inventions. ...