Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Frderung der Wissenschaften e.V. et al v. Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research et al

  1. March 15, 2011

    Alnylam, German Group Settle RNA Patent App Case

    Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. and a German research organization on Tuesday settled their contract suit against a Massachusetts-based biomedical research group and a college trustee board over the prosecution of two families of RNA interference patent applications.

  2. February 08, 2011

    UMass Gets Unfair Enrichment Claim Nixed In IP Suit

    A federal judge has approved the University of Massachusetts' bid to trim a claim from a suit over RNA interference patents from Max Planck Institute and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.

  3. June 14, 2010

    Claims Pared In Max Planck RNA Patent License Suit

    The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and the University of Massachusetts have won a partial dismissal of the Max Planck Institute's lawsuit over the licensing of RNA interference patents, though a federal judge left breach of contract and other claims against the defendants intact.

  4. February 26, 2010

    MIT Seeks To Exit Max Planck RNA Patent Suit

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Max Planck Institute have filed a joint motion to dismiss the university from Max Planck's suit over RNA interference patents, following MIT's agreement to be bound by any declaratory judgment against its co-defendants.

  5. February 11, 2010

    Jury To Hear Max Planck RNA Interference Patent Suit

    A magistrate judge has denied a bid by the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Massachusetts to strike the Max Planck Institute's demand for a jury in a suit over the licensing of RNA interference patents worth millions.

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