AUSTIN, Texas– 1st Detect Corporation, a subsidiary of Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq:ASTC), announced today that the United States Patent Office (“USPTO”) has allowed the issuance of a key patent for the company’s unique ion trap used for chemical analysis and detection. “We are extremely pleased that the USPTO has allowed this patent. This patent is an […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc., won summary judgment yesterday in a patent infringement litigation involving U.S. Patent No. 6,258,540 against Sequenom, Inc., an exclusive licensee of the patent from Isis Innovations, Inc. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California invalidated the ‘540 patent at issue, giving Ariosa a complete […]
Lexington, Mass. — Quanterix Corporation, a leader in high definition diagnostics, delivering ultrasensitive single molecule measurement for the benefit of human health, today announced that it has continued to build its patent portfolio with the issuance of three key patents for its Simoa platform. Two of the patents, which are at the foundation of the […]
MADISON, WIS. — Cellular Dynamics International (CDI; Nasdaq:ICEL), announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued Patent No. 8,557,580 entitled “Methods and Compositions for the Differentiation of Stem Cells” on October 15. The newly issued patent relates to the method by which induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are differentiated into the diverse […]
Newport Beach, CA. –– Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTG) announced today that a subsidiary has acquired 13 US and foreign patents and applications on fluorescence microscopy. “Acacia continues to increase the number of leading patent portfolios in the medical device and life sciences space,” commented Matt Vella, CEO. “Fluorescence microscopy is of key relevance to […]
BILLERICA, Mass. — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, today announced that the Beijing Higher Court, Beijing, China has affirmed a lower court’s decision against RephiLe Bioscience for copying and selling purification cartridges for lab water systems, infringing on patents owned by EMD Millipore. The Court determined that RephiLe’s […]
NEW YORK — Levi & Korsinsky, LLP is investigating Techne Corp. (NasdaqGS: TECH) in connection with possible claims of breaches of fiduciary duty. If you own common stock in Techne Corp. and wish to obtain additional information, please contact Eduard Korsinsky, Esq. either via email at ek@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) […]
Ipswich, MA – New England Biolabs, Inc. (NEB®), which filed suit against Enzymatics and three former NEB employees for stealing its intellectual property, intends to appeal today’s decision by the Massachusetts Superior Court after the court declined to rule on the merits of the case, because of a technicality about the timing of when the […]
MADISON, Wis. — Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) (Nasdaq:ICEL), announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued Patent No. 8,546,140 entitled “Methods for the Production of iPS Cells Using Non-Viral Approach” on October 1. The newly issued patent relates to the method by which adult tissue cells, such as blood or skin, are […]
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) and NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG) have agreed to settle lawsuits filed by Fluidigm against NanoString. The terms of the settlement require NanoString to, among other things, remove all references – from its marketing materials, website, and promotional activities – to a single-cell comparison study comparing Fluidigm and […]
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