Wisconsin Stem Cell Patent Foundation's Managing Director Should Quit Patent Office Post to Avoid Conflict of Interest, Consumer Advocates Say

Wisconsin Stem Cell Patent Foundation's Managing Director Should Quit Patent Office Post to Avoid Conflict of Interest, Consumer Advocates Say: "SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Carl Gulbrandsen, managing director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), should resign from the U.S. Patent Public Advisory Committee to avoid a conflict of interest while key stem cell patents are being considered for rejection, consumer advocates said today. The U.S. Patent Office is re-examining three patents held by WARF on human embryonic stem cells after a challenge filed last summer by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) and the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT)."