Illumina Settles BGI Patent Battles For $325M

The settlement resolves a total of eight lawsuits between the companies on genetic sequencing technology and alleged antitrust violations.

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Genetic sequencing firm Illumina, Inc. has agreed to pay $325m to rival BGI, putting an end to multiple intellectual property suits that had been pending between the two companies. The resolution was announced in a 14 July filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

The settlement resolves at least eight separate US lawsuits, including four underway in US district courts and four being appealed in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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