University Owned Gene Patents Challenged on First Amendment Grounds

"The American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation filed suit on Tuesday to challenge the constitutionality and validity of patents on two human genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer."

http://chronicle.com/news/article/6463/lawsuit-challenges-constitutionality-of-u-of-utahs-patents-on-breast-cancer-genes

Amicus Curiae

and, an excellent example of an Amicus Curiae Brief: http://www.citmedialaw.org/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2009-03-24-Amicus%20Curiae%20Brief.pdf

--the brief contains an *excellent* review of literature, I mean case law, that illustrates first amendment rights in the U.S..