UPDATE 2-U.S. Supreme Court refuses to review prenatal test patent dispute
June 27, 2016 at 11:23 AM EDT
NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid to review a legal fight over the cancellation of a patent on a less-risky form of prenatal testing, in a case that has left many companies and trade groups worried that important discoveries may no longer qualify for patents.