The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the Mayo Clinic a victory in a patent case over a blood test. The Wall Street Journal reports that the court unanimously ruled two patents held by Nestle SA  Nestle SA Latest from The Business Journals Pfizer baby-food report skips HeinzChinese tainted milk could benefit HeinzHigher food prices forecast Follow this company unit Prometheus Laboratories Inc.  were invalid.

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Minneapolis/ St. Paul Business Journal by Ed Stych   3/21/12

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