Supreme court rules against Nestle unit (Prometheus Laboratories) on patent

Reuters: Supreme court rules against Nestle unit on patent

WASHINGTON | Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:32am EDT

(Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Prometheus Laboratories could not patent a diagnostic method to observe changes in a patient's body to determine the best drug dosage for certain diseases, a decision that may affect the future of personalized medicine.......