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Genetic Technologies (NSDQ:GENE) settled a lawsuit against Hologic Inc. (NSDQ:HOLX) over one of its gene testing patents, leaving seven other defendants in the suit.
Women’s health firm Hologic was one of nine original defendants in the lawsuit. The settlement involves the licensing of the patent to Hologic in return for undisclosed financial terms, according to a regulatory filing.
Nomir Medical Technologies Inc. and its former patent law firm, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, are trading accusations in a nasty spat over patents Nomir accuses the law firm of allowing to lapse.
Waltham, Mass.-based Nomir sued MWE in July, accusing the firm of "negligence, fraud, negligent misrepresentations, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and unfair and deceptive practices," according to court documents, for failing to file documents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office needed to protect Nomir’s intellectual property.
