Technology and the Internet
Affymetrix Inc. shares jumped 32% on Thursday after the No. 1 maker of chips used in genetic research won an appeals court ruling in a patent dispute with Oxford Gene Technology Ltd., a British rival.
Nov. 3, 2000
Affymetrix Inc., the largest maker of chips used in genetic research, and Oxford Gene Technology Ltd. said they settled all patent lawsuits between the companies for undisclosed terms.
March 24, 2001
Business
Affymetrix Inc., which makes instruments that analyze genetic information, won a court ruling Thursday in its contention that it owns a patent at issue in its lawsuit against rival Illumina Inc.
Aug. 18, 2006
Affymetrix Inc. on Friday lost the first round in a long-running dispute with a British company over licensing rights to technology used to analyze genetic material.
April 8, 2000
A federal jury found that biotechnology firm Affymetrix Inc. infringed an Oxford Gene Technology Ltd. patent for technology that quickly determines the activity of genes.
Nov. 11, 2000
Santa Clara-Affymetrix Inc. said its fourth-quarter loss widened because of acquisition- related costs even as the biotechnology company sold more of its GeneChip genetic-research tools.
Feb. 6, 2001
Affymetrix Inc. on Monday forecast a second-quarter loss of $4 million to $7 million, excluding acquisition-related charges, because sales of its gene chip tools used in genetic research are less than expected.
June 12, 2001
Affymetrix Inc., the largest maker of gene chips used in drug research, said it found flaws in one line of products and offered replacements.
March 8, 2001
Affymetrix Inc. is launching a venture to put microscopic detectors capable of reading the entire human genome onto a set of glass chips, then use them to detect common genetic variations in the human race and to match those patterns with disease.
Oct. 4, 2000
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May 6, 1997