Litigation
Affymetrix, Inc. v. Synteni, Inc. et al.
settledC 99-21164 JF; C 99-21165 JF
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- Filed
- 1998-01-06
- Terminated
- 2001-12-21
Patents at issue (3)
Plaintiffs (1)
Defendants (2)
Summary
Affymetrix alleged willful infringement of the '934 patent based on Synteni/Incyte's high-density GEM arrays, seeking injunctive relief, damages, treble damages, costs, and attorney fees. The case was transferred to the Northern District of California and later encompassed related array patents. The parties settled on December 21, 2001, with non-exclusive, royalty-bearing cross-licenses and a net cash payment to Incyte.
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