Litigation
Molecular Diagnostics Laboratories v. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. et al.
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- Filed
- 2003-09-23
- Terminated
- 2008-09-26
Patents at issue (2)
Plaintiffs (1)
Defendants (2)
Summary
Direct-purchaser class action alleging Walker Process antitrust claims against Roche and Applera over the Taq polymerase patent. The court's 2005 opinion named US 4,683,195 and US 4,683,202 as related Roche PCR patents; the case later settled in 2008 for $33 million.
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