Brief not publicly available as it is filed under seal. Click here for information which is publicly available in support of these motions. Promega files motion requesting Court invalidation of the Taq patent based on fraud on U.S. Patent Office. Brief not publicly available as it is filed under seal. See Fraud Case for information which is publicly available in support of these motions.
Parties exchange scientific expert reports .
Promega submits 22, including those of two Nobel Laureates. Roche submits nine. See Press Release . Both parties agree to separate the trial of breach of license claims from that of Taq patent validity. All issues related to the Taq patent, including invalidity, infringement and fraud on the Patent Office, will be tried first.