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Published online 23 July 2008 | Nature 454, 377 (2008) | doi:10.1038/454377b
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Affymetrix in new patents row
MIT files suit over GeneChip technology.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has filed a lawsuit against DNA microarray company Affymetrix, claiming that some of the company's GeneChip technology — widely used for high-throughput genomic analysis — infringes an MIT patent.
Patent disputes are routine in biotechnology, but this one targets a business of growing importance for Affymetrix of Santa Clara, California.
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