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Intellectual Property

Apr. 9, 2014

Andrei Iancu

Irell & Manella LLP Los Angeles Patent


Last year, Iancu scored a victory for client Ariosa Diagnostics Inc. in a patent dispute against Sequenom Inc.


Following an early summary judgment motion, the court invalidated Sequenom's patent last October, noting that it attempted to cover a natural phenomenon and is therefore not patentable. Ariosa Diagnostics Inc. v. Sequenom Inc., 11-06391 (N.D. Cal., filed Dec. 19, 2011).


The ruling allows Ariosa to continue selling its Harmony prenata...

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