In this article, IBO presents the second report in its biannual review of new patent infringements suits involving analytical instrument and lab product companies. New Cases In May, the University of Pittsburgh filed suit in the US District for the Western District of Pennsylvania against PerkinElmer, alleging infringement of five patents (see table below), which […]
Washington, DC 8/24/15—Life science technology company RainDance Technologies has withdrawn its SEC registration statement for an IPO, citing market conditions. The company, which provides digital PCR and NGS sample preparation technologies, filed to go public earlier this year (see IBO 3/15/15).
Wilmington, DE 7/13/15—454 Life Sciences, a Roche business, has filed a patent infringement suit in the US District Court in Delaware against Ion Torrent, a Thermo Fisher Scientific business. The complaint alleges infringement of three patents related to performing emulsion PCR and DNA sequencing of emulsion PCR products: US Patent Nos. 7,323,305 (Methods of Amplifying […]
In this article, IBO updates the patent litigation landscape for the analytical instrument and lab product industry. New Development In March, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed in part and vacated in part the judgment in favor of Enzo Biochem and Yale University in their patent infringement suit against Life Technologies […]
Washington, DC 12/15/14—The US Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial in Promega and Max Planck’s 2010 suit against Life Technologies, now Thermo Fisher Scientific, for infringement of five patents related to multiplex amplification of STR loci. In 2012, the jury’s $52 million award for Promega (see IBO 2/29/12) was overturned for failure to […]
Tucson, AZ 1/27/14—Protein Technologies, a supplier of peptide synthesizers and reagents, has filed suit against Peptide Solutions in the Superior Court of Arizona. Allegations include breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets and proprietary information, and tortious interference. Protein Technologies stated that the complaint alleges the theft and usage of its […]
Washington, DC 12/15/14; Washington, DC 12/15/14—The SEC and Bruker have announced charges and a settlement in the SEC’s investigation of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by the firm (see IBO 8/15/11). The SEC charged the company with violating the FCPA by providing non-business–related travel and improper payments to Chinese government officials. The […]
St. Louis, MO 11/3/14; Washington, DC 11/3/14; Washington, DC 11/25/14—Sigma-Aldrich has announced that it will hold a special stockholder meeting on December 5 to vote on Merck KGaA’s proposed acquisition of the company (see IBO 9/30/14). In addition, Sigma announced an agreement to settle one of three putative class-action suits brought by shareholders against the […]
Boston, MA 11/10/14; Boston, MA 11/12/14—The US District Court for Massachusetts has dismissed PerkinElmer’s 2012 suit against Agilent Technologies (see IBO 3/31/12) with prejudice and without costs, after a joint stipulation of dismissal by the parties. The complaint alleged patent infringement of two MS-related patents by Agilent and breach of a sublicense agreement due to […]
Hercules, CA 11/3/14; Washington, DC 11/3/14; Washington, DC 11/3/14—Life science and diagnostics products firm Bio-Rad Laboratories has fully resolved the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and SEC investigations into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The violations occurred between 2005 and 2010, were related to Thailand, Vietnam and Russia, and involved both life sciences […]
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