Illumina sues Oxford Nanopore

[SylvainL]

Hi all,

Illumina sues Oxford Nanopore...

http://www.genomeweb.com/sequencing-...t-infringement

Curious to have your opinion about this....

[NextGenSeq]

Looks like ONT has become a threat.
Illumina used to scoff at them.

Competition is good for customers. Illumina is a one-trick pony and their technology is headed to the glue factory.

[narain]

Patent fights converge to the more wealthy team as winner.

[Richard Finney]

The patents in question as reported by BioIT World

http://www.bio-itworld.com/2016/2/24/illumina-sues-oxford-nanopore-technologies-over-composition-nanopores.html

http://www.google.com/patents/US8673550

Mycobacterium smegmatis nanopores and related methods

http://www.google.com/patents/US9170230

MSP nanopores and related methods

[Brian Bushnell]

Illumina sues Oxford Nanopore...

Booo...

Hopefully the fact that they are not a US company will shield them somewhat.

[dannyhi321]

Patent fights converge to the more wealthy team as winner.

That's blatantly not true, take the recent IBS V Illumina case as an example.

Ever heard of David V Goliath?

[ymc]

While it is likely that this is Illumina's tactic to stall or distract ONT, WashU being one of plaintiffs does give this claim a little bit of credibility.

[dannyhi321]

Booo...

Hopefully the fact that they are not a US company will shield them somewhat.

I thought discrimination was not tolerated on this site!?