Genetic Technologies Limited v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:12-cv-00394

Court:

Delaware

Nature of Suit:

Patent

Judge:

Leonard P. Stark

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  1. October 30, 2014

    BMS, Sanofi Get Gene Patent Partially Invalidated In IP Suit

    A Delaware federal judge invalidated part of a DNA technology patent Genetic Technologies Ltd. accused Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and a Sanofi-Aventis SA unit of infringing because it merely described a natural law, dooming the claim under the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Mayo v. Prometheus decision.

  2. February 04, 2014

    BMS Says Genetic Technologies' DNA Tech Is Unpatentable

    Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. on Tuesday urged a Delaware federal court to dismiss Australian company Genetic Technologies Ltd.'s suit accusing it of infringing patents relating to DNA technology, arguing the patents cover an unpatentable law of nature.