SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dionex Corporation (NASDAQ:DNEX) today announced that Dionex Corporation and Alltech Associates, Inc. amicably settled a lawsuit Dionex had filed against Alltech alleging infringement of three Dionex U.S. patents relating to ion chromatography electrolytically regenerated suppressors, including those sold under the Alltech DS Plus mark. Under the settlement, Alltech agreed to cease production and sale of such suppressors. Other terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
Dionex Corporation is a leading manufacturer and marketer of chromatography systems for chemical analysis. The Company's systems are used in environmental analysis and by the life sciences, food and beverage, chemicals, petrochemicals, power generation and electronics industries in a variety of applications.
Alltech Associates, Inc., a subsidiary of W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., is a global manufacturer and marketer of chromatographic media, columns, and components for the life science and analytical industries.
Certain statements regarding sales and earnings contained herein that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. Factors that may affect sales and earnings causing actual results to differ from these statements are foreign currency fluctuations, competition from other products, economic conditions in the areas in which the company sells its products, and existing product obsolescence. These factors and other risk and uncertainties are discussed in greater detail in the Reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q filed by Dionex Corporation and W.R. Grace & Co., respectively, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: Dionex Corporation CONTACT: Craig McCollam of Dionex Corporation, +1-408-481-4107; or Anita Tyler of Alltech Associates, Inc., +1-410-531-4251 Web site: http://www.dionex.com/
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