PREP Act Won't Save COVID Test Manufacturer From IP Suit

By Dani Kass · July 28, 2025, 5:35 PM EDT

The maker of swabs used in COVID-19 tests can't invoke a public health law's immunity protections to avoid patent infringement litigation, a Maine federal judge has ruled....

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Case Information

Case Title

COPAN ITALIA SPA et al v. PURITAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC et al

Case Number

1:18-cv-00218

Court

Maine

Nature of Suit

Patent

Date Filed

June 01, 2018