Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics - Post-Argument SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast 4-30-13 featuring Gregory Dolin
SCOTUScast 4-30-13 featuring Gregory Dolin
On April 15, 2013, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. The issue in this case is whether human genes are patentable.
To discuss the case, we have Gregory Dolin, who is Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Medicine and Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law.
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Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law (on leave); Senior Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
Professor Dolin’s scholarship centers on patent law with a specific focus on how the patent regime affects innovation, especially in bio-pharmaceutical areas. His work in these areas includes a number of scholarly articles, presentations, amicus briefs, and congressional testimony.
Dr. Dolin is currently on leave from his academic duties while he serves as Senior Counsel in the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice.
From January 2020 to January 2022, Professor Dolin served as a resident Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Palau. In this role, he (together with other members of the Court) heard appeals in civil, criminal, administrative, and constitutional law matters.
Prior to joining the University of Baltimore School of Law, Professor Dolin held visiting appointments in other law schools. He also served as a law clerk to the Hon. Pauline Newman, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the late Hon. H. Emory Widener Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Rumors that he has a real Russian bear in his office are entirely true.