Corning Patent Infringement Claim Upheld.CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GLW GLW Glasgow Airport (UK) GLW Gross Laden Weight GLW Good Lady Wife (Australia) ) announced today that the United States District Court for the District of Delaware The United States District Court for the District of Delaware is the Federal district court having jurisdiction over the entire state of Delaware. The Court sits in Wilmington. Currently, three judges and two magistrate judges preside over the court. has issued a ruling declaring that SRU SRU Slippery Rock University (Pennsylvania) SRU Scottish Rugby Union SRU Strategic Response Unit SRU Sulfur Recovery Unit (refinery term) SRU Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound SRU Shop Replaceable Unit Biosystems of Woburn, MA infringed on a patent exclusively licensed to Corning for optical biosensors that enable label-independent detection of chemical, biochemical and biological substances in a sample. The Court also found that SRU had induced infringement of the patent through its testing activities with a potential customer. Corning had licensed the patent, U.S. Patent 4,815,843, from Artificial Sensing Instruments, ASI ASI, n See Anxiety Sensitivity Index. AG of Zurich, Switzerland, (ASI). The Court further ruled that the patent at issue is valid. Corning, in conjunction with ASI, filed the lawsuit in July 2003 to terminate SRU's infringement. A schedule has been set by the Court for completion of the remaining issues in the case. "We are gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. by the Court's decision which highlights the strength and validity of Corning's patent portfolio in this exciting new technology area. Corning's Life Sciences business segment has dedicated significant resources in developing a new state of the art capability in the field of label-independent detection, and remains committed to bringing key products utilizing this platform to the pharmaceutical and biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. industries," said Dr. Jeffrey L. Mooney, commercial technology director, Corning Life Sciences. "Corning has identified this platform as a key growth opportunity, continues to build its intellectual property position in this area, and will remain diligent in protecting its significant long-term investment." Beta testing evaluations of Corning's Epic(TM) system, a high throughput label-independent detection platform, are currently being conducted at select pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic institutions. Full commercial launch of Corning's Epic(TM) system is targeted for the fourth quarter of 2006. About Corning Incorporated Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is a diversified technology company that concentrates its efforts on high-impact growth opportunities. Corning combines its expertise in specialty glass, ceramic materials, polymers and the manipulation of the properties of light, with strong process and manufacturing capabilities to develop, engineer and commercialize significant innovative products for the telecommunications, flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time , environmental, semiconductor, and life sciences industries. |
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