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Intellectual Property

Nov. 14, 2017

Patent case that went to high court ends with defense win for California company

In a victory for Carlsbad-based Life Technologies Corp., a federal appellate court invalidated the remaining patent infringement claims against it Monday, wiping out a $52 million jury verdict over a genetic testing toolkit.

In a victory for Carlsbad-based Life Technologies Corp., a federal appellate court invalidated the remaining patent infringement claims against it Monday, wiping out a $52 million jury verdict over a genetic testing toolkit.A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit panel sided with the defendant against plaintiff Promega Corporation, reversing its earlier decision after the U.S. Supreme Court remanded the case back to it.

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