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Illumina Hits Affymetrix Over New Gene Tech Patent

Law360, New York (November 04, 2009) -- Illumina Inc. has hit Affymetrix Inc. with a lawsuit claiming the rival genetics research company’s GeneChip products infringe a recently issued patent covering gene-sequencing technology.

San Diego-based Illumina claims in its lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, that Affymetrix is infringing a patent that was approved by...

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