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Submission + - Australian Federal Court rules for patent over breast cancer gene (smh.com.au)

Submitted by Bulldust on Thursday February 14, 2013 @08:37PM

Bulldust writes: Federal Court in Australia has ruled in favour of US biotechnology company Myriad Genetics enabling them to continue to hold the patent over the so-called breast cancer gene BRCA1. The same patent is also being reconsidered by the US Supreme Court in the current session.

Submission + - Aussie Reserve Bank eyeing eBay's PayPal Policy (smh.com.au)

Submitted by Bulldust on Tuesday April 22, 2008 @12:50AM

Bulldust writes: Regular readers will recollect the recent story that eBay is forcing Australian users over to PayPal or COD as the only forms of payment in June 2008: eBay Australia Makes PayPal Mandatory. It now appears that the Australian Reserve Bank will consider throwing its weight behind users, should the eBay policy be deemed to breach trade practice and competition laws.

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