Molecular Instruments Announced The Patents Court Of England And Wales Has Ordered That Two Patents Owned By Advanced Cell Diagnostics, A Bio-Techne Company, Both Be Revoked, Advanced Cell Diagnostics' Infringement Claims Against Molecular Instruments Are Dismissed And Advanced Cell Diagnostics Make A Costs Payment Of ~$1.72M To Molecular Instruments
Molecular Instruments, Inc. announced that the Patents Court of the High Court of England and Wales has ordered: (1) that two patents owned by Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. ((a Bio-Techne group company, NASDAQ:TECH) both be revoked; (2) that Advanced Cell Diagnostics' infringement claims against Molecular Instruments are dismissed; and (3) that Advanced Cell Diagnostics make a costs payment of £1.35 million (approximately $1.72 million at the current exchange rate) to Molecular Instruments.
In a 2022 lawsuit filed at the High Court of England and Wales (proceedings no. HP-2022-000026), Advanced Cell Diagnostics alleged that Molecular Instruments' HCR™ RNA-ISH technology infringed European Patents (UK) 2,500,439 and 1,910,572. Mr. Justice Meade handed down a judgment on April 23, 2024 finding that both patents are invalid on grounds of obviousness based on "overwhelming" primary evidence (https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/pat/2024/898).