Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. v. Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Inc.

  1. March 18, 2020

    Del. Jurors Clear Oxford Nanopore In DNA Tech Patent Suit

    A federal jury in Delaware cleared Oxford Nanopore Technologies Inc. on Wednesday of claims that some of its DNA analysis technology and devices — used in early coronavirus investigations in China — infringed four patents held by Pacific Biosciences of California Inc.

  2. March 09, 2020

    Patent Trial Opens Over DNA Tool Used To ID Coronavirus

    An attorney for developers of a DNA tool recently used to track the coronavirus in China told jurors in a federal patent trial in Delaware on Monday that Pacific Biosciences is using invalid infringement claims to derail competition in an important field of science.

  3. April 25, 2019

    PacBio DNA Patent Suit Survives Dismissal Push

    A Delaware federal judge has refused to let Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd. escape an infringement suit from Pacific Biosciences over DNA sequencing patents, finding the U.K.-based company's effort at dismissal ignored a host of accusations that were "specific" to Oxford Ltd.

  4. March 26, 2018

    PacBio DNA Patent Survives Eligibility Challenge, Judge Finds

    A Delaware federal judge has refused to dismiss infringement allegations brought by Pacific Biosciences against Oxford Nanopore over a DNA sequencing patent, rejecting Oxford's argument that the patent's claims covered an abstract concept or natural phenomenon ineligible for protection under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice standard.

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