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Intellectual Property,
Civil Litigation

Apr. 27, 2020

Federal Circuit affirms patent award on prenatal test but denies injunction

A federal appellate panel affirmed a $26.7 million award for a San Diego-based health care company Friday against Roche Holdings AG-owned Ariosa Diagnostics Inc. for infringing patents on a popular prenatal test that analyzes DNA for birth defects but denied the plaintiff’s bid for a permanent injunction and supplemental damages.

A federal appellate panel affirmed a $26.7 million award for a San Diego-based health care company Friday against Roche Holdings AG-owned Ariosa Diagnostics Inc. for infringing patents on a popular prenatal test that analyzes DNA for birth defects, but the panel denied the plaintiff's bid for a permanent injunction and supplemental damages.

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed rulings on post-tri...

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