Illumina named as defendant in patent infringement suits |
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NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Illumina Inc chief executive Jay Flatley said he was 'disappointed' after rival Affymetrix filed new patent infringement suits against it Delaware, the UK and Germany yesterday.'...we believe that we do not infringe any valid claims of the patents asserted by Affymetrix in its recent complaints. All of these patents expire in or before 2010, except for two European patents.'These patents (except European Patent 0799897) belong to the same family and are related to some of the patents that Affymetrix asserted against us in a litigation it commenced in 2004. We will continue to defend and support our customers against Affymetrix' unfounded claims,' said Flatley.In the new suits Affymetrix accuses Illumina of infringing US Patents No. 5,902,723, No. 6,403,320, No. 6,420,169, No. 6,576,424, and No. 7,056,666; and in the UK and Germany under European Patents No. 0834575, No. 0853679, and No. 0799897.tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.comsljCOPYRIGHTCopyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News.
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