The Meaning of Myriad

Friday, September 12, 2014
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
UC Irvine School of Law, EDU 1111

Conference Schedule

8:45 a.m.: Welcome
9:00-10:20 a.m.: Panel 1: The New, New Subject Matter
- Mark Janis, IU Bloomington
  Expressive Eligibility
- Amelia Rinehart, University of Utah
  Myriad Lessons Learned
10:20-10:40 a.m.: Morning Break
10:40-12:00 p.m.: Panel 2: Implications for Scientific Research and Medicine
- Peter Lee, UC Davis
  Law, Forbearance, and Definitional Fluidity: The Impact of Myriad Genetics on Scientific Research
- Anna Laakmann, Lewis & Clark
  The New Genomic Semicommons
Noon-1:30 p.m.: Lunch
- Keynote Address: Hon. Andrew Guilford, USDC
  “Judging Myriad”
1:30-2:50 p.m.: Panel 3: International and Comparative Assessments
- Brad Sherman, Griffith University
  What Does it Mean to Invent Nature?
- Jessica Lai, University of Lucerne
  Myriad Genetics in the European Context: A Contrast to the U.S. Approach
2:50-3:10 p.m.: Afternoon Break
3:10-4:30 p.m.: Panel 4: Scouting the Way Ahead
- Lisa L. Oullette, Stanford University
  Non-Patent Innovation Incentives and Patentable Subject Matter
- Mark Lemley, Stanford University
  Can Mayo and Myriad be Reconciled?
4:45 p.m.: Adjourn