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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedBioGenex, Ventana settle patent litigation.(BioGenex Laboratories Inc.)(Ventana Medical Systems Inc.)
BIOTECH Patent News, May, 2007
BioGenex Laboratories (San Ramon, CA) announced a settlement of patent litigation with Ventana Medical Systems, ending the dispute between the two companies. As part of the settlement, the parties agreed to cross license several of their patents. BioGenex is licensed to utilize Ventana patented methods of bar-coding slides and reagents to control automated processing of samples, and Ventana is licensed to use BioGenex's patented methods for antigen retrieval and de-paraffinization for preparation of samples. The companies further agreed to cooperate in the defense of the cross licensed patents and pursue third parties who infringe on them.
As a consequence of the settlement, several cases are being dismissed including those in United States Courts of Appeals...
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