Sequencing Wars in San Diego - Life Tech and Illumina Battle over Intellectual Property
Posted Sep 25 2009 10:21pm
The battle for intellectual property is building up with the companies in the sequencing business. A few months ago Illumina filed a legal suit. How this will all work out will be interesting to see. I just posted today about another newcomer that intends to drive pricing even down lower, an interesting foreground by all means. BD
In what is shaping up as the battle of San Diego’s biotechnology tools titans, Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE ) has filed a patent-infringement suit against rival Illumina, claiming that some of Illumina’s best-selling genetic-sequencing products violate Life Tech’s intellectual property.
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware, claims that certain Illumina products, including the Genome Analyzer and the second-generation Genome Analyzer II, infringe upon three Life Tech patents. The suit seeks an unspecified amount in damages, and a permanent injunction restraining Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN ) from further infringement. If granted, the injunction would prevent Illumina from selling its equipment.
The battle for intellectual property is building up with the companies in the sequencing business. A few months ago Illumina filed a legal suit. How
this will all work out will be interesting to see. I just posted today about another newcomer that intends to drive pricing even down lower, an interesting foreground by all means. BD
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