Takara Bio USA Wins EU Opposition Hearing, Revoking Jumpcode Genomics’ NGS Library Enrichment Patent
Takara Bio USA, Inc. today announced that it has once again prevailed in its second patent dispute with Jumpcode Genomics, Inc.
- Takara Bio USA, Inc. today announced that it has once again prevailed in its second patent dispute with Jumpcode Genomics, Inc.
- Following a hearing before the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office on November 28, the European Patent Office revoked Jumpcode’s patent in its entirety, with no claims allowed.
- This contrasts with Jumpcode’s earlier challenge to Takara Bio USA’s European Patent (EP3105325), which the European Patent Office upheld following a similar hearing last year.
- This latest decision reinforces the strength of Takara Bio USA’s European patent and portfolio, which supports some of our most innovative RNA-seq technologies,” said Carol Lou, President & CEO of Takara Bio USA.