C&D, Abbott settle patent dispute
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Abbott Labs will pay Church & Dwight $27 million to resolve allegations it infringed on three pregnancy diagnostic test kit patents, including two for "chemical analysis apparatus and method." The Sept. 17 settlement also says Abbott and device firm SurModics will not sue C&D for intellectual property infringement related to products that were the basis of a lawsuit. Abbott and SurModics must move to dismiss pending litigation against C&D, according to a Sept. 24 report C&D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Abbott filed a 1complaint against C&D in June 2007, listing SurModics and Inverness Medical Switzerland as involuntary plaintiffs