Evolve BioSystems, Inc. et al v. Abbott Laboratories

  1. January 08, 2025

    Abbott Beats UC Regents' Probiotic Patent Claims

    An Illinois federal judge has found that claims in a pair of patents owned by the University of California related to a baby probiotic were invalid, handing a win to Abbott Laboratories in a suit accusing the company of infringing the patents.

  2. November 08, 2022

    'Busy' Abbott Exec Has Time To Get Deposed, Judge Says

    An Illinois magistrate judge on Tuesday said she was not buying arguments from Abbott Laboratories that a top executive there is too "busy" trying to solve the "nationwide infant formula shortage" to sit for a five-hour deposition in a patent case brought by the University of California.

  3. March 22, 2022

    Abbott Can't Ax False Ad Attack In Probiotic IP Row

    An Illinois federal judge held Tuesday that the maker of Similac infant formula, Abbott Laboratories, can't boot its rival's false advertising counterclaims in a patent suit over baby probiotics, finding that imprecise phrases used to puff up a product can be significantly misleading.

  4. November 17, 2020

    Abbott Must Face Patent Suit Over Baby Probiotics

    An Illinois federal judge has refused to toss a suit from the University of California and a microbiome company claiming Abbott Laboratories infringed patents covering ways to treat gut problems in infants, finding the pharmaceutical giant was "closely following" the patented technology.