http://www.boston.com/business/technology/2013/06/13/court-says-human-genes-cannot-patented/56BCnX2hTvDXSOedSkOy0N/story.html
But some processes could:
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/211446711.html
"However, Jeffrey Rosenfeld, a researcher and assistant professor at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, said the ruling is good news for researchers, who now will be able to sequence genes to try to better understand diseases and to create new treatments — without fear of being sued by companies such as Myriad.
"Their monopoly is gone. The method patents basically are completely irrelevant," Rosenfeld said.
He said diagnostic testing companies now could sequence genes linked to breast cancer or other diseases and use the information to develop diagnostic tests that use different methods than Myriad's. Likewise, he said, "scientists can now research freely without fear of being sued."
Sad really. Is the gene patent troll problem as bad as in software? 
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