WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterne,
Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., an intellectual property law
firm in Washington, DC, announced
today that its client GeneDx, Inc., a genetic testing service
provider and subsidiary of BioReference Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq:
BRLI), has settled its patent dispute with Myriad Genetics, Inc.
(Nasdaq: MYGN).
The settlement resolves allegations of infringement on 16
patents involved in the diagnosis of hereditary cancer – 11 for
genes related to breast cancer (BRCA1 and BRCA2) and five related
to genes for colon cancer (MUTYH). The settlement clears
litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of
Utah initiated by Myriad against
GeneDx in October 2013, and follows
previous settlements with seven other defendants.
As part of the settlement the parties will move to terminate 13
inter partes review proceedings Sterne Kessler filed for
GeneDx with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office challenging the
patentability of 13 patents owned, co-owned or licensed by
Myriad.
Under the settlement Myriad has given GeneDx a covenant not to
sue over the patents asserted in the litigation. GeneDx will
thus continue offering its services for breast cancer diagnostics
which, individually or part of more comprehensive panels, all
include testing for mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. is one of the
largest U.S. law firms focused solely on the protection, transfer
and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. Founded in 1978
and based in Washington, DC, the
firm has more than 170 patent attorneys, agents and technical
specialists representing a broad range of clients, including
emerging and established companies, venture capital firms,
universities and select individuals.
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