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Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 06.12.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Connecticut Law Aims to Weed Out Illegal Sales of...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

23andMe Sparks Lawmaker Race to Protect Genetic Data in Bankruptcy

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When direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe Holding Co. and its affiliates (together, “23andMe”) filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 24, 2025, they possessed data from over 15 million customers. Specifically,...more

White and Williams LLP

Data for Sale

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What happens to sensitive personal information shared by consumers when the company collecting that information encounters financial distress? That exact issue is currently front and center in the Chapter 11 proceedings of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #385 – 23andMe Sends Letter to Data Breach Victims that Suing Over Breach is Futile

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We previously alerted readers to the fact that the most recent data compromise of 23andMe exposed data related to Ashkenazi Jews and individuals of Chinese descent. It is reported by Ars Technica, citing TechCrunch, that...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

FDA Authorizes First Direct-to-Consumer Test for BRCA Gene Mutations

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On March 6, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) authorized, with special controls, the first direct-to-consumer test to detect the presence of genetic mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes (“BRCA genes”). ...more

Hogan Lovells

FDA Cleared First DTC Genetic Tests for Health Risks

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Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted marketing authorization for 23andMe’s Personal Genome Service (PGS) Test for 10 diseases or conditions. This was the first FDA authorization for a...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: 23andMe Advances Its Goal of Creating Commercialized Database from Consumer Genetic Testing

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On January 12, 23andMe announced an agreement with Pfizer to provide the drug company with access to anonymous, aggregated information from consumers who bought 23andMe’s test over the past seven years to learn about their...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

More Q&A from Webinar on Top Patent Law Stories of 2013

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On Tuesday, we presented a live webinar on the "Top Patent Law Stories of 2013." The webinar covered ten of the fourteen stories that made it onto Patent Docs seventh annual list of top biotech/pharma patent stories. Posts...more

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Top Stories of 2013: #11 to #14

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Reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its seventh annual list of top biotech/pharma patent stories. For 2013, we identified fourteen stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year...more

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