Qiagen, LTF Labortechnik and Applied Biosystems have announced a settlement of disputes concerning infringement.
The disputes concerned Corbett's Rotor-Gene real-time PCR-cyclers and Applied Biosystems' real-time thermal cycler instrument patents.
In connection with the settlement, Corbett has entered into an agreement with Applied Biosystems to take a license to certain technology relating to Corbett's real-time PCR instrumentation and its use.
The license covers all fields including research-related fields, applied fields and the fields of human and animal in vitro diagnostics.
