SNIPR Technologies Limited v. The Rockefeller University
Infringement action filed 15 Dec 2021 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and closed 14 Jul 2023, with 6 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: case reversed.
Case record
- Case no.
- 22-1260
- Verdict cause
- Infringement action
- Court
- Fed. Cir.
- Court level
- Court of Appeals
- Case region
- District of Columbia
- Chief judge
- None recorded
- Trial level
- Appeal
- Filed – Closed
- 15 Dec 2021 – 14 Jul 2023
- Duration
- 576 days
- Basis of termination
- Case Reversed
- Products & marks
- Altering microbial populations and modifying microbiota · SEQUENCE SPECIFIC ANTIMICROBIALS
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Altering microbial populations and modifying microbiota
The invention relates to methods, uses, systems, arrays, engineered nucleotide sequences and vectors for inhibiting bacterial population growth or for altering the relative ratio of sub-populations of first and second bacteria in a mixed population of bacteria. The invention is particularly useful, for example, for treatment of microbes such as for environmental, medical, food and beverage use. The invention relates inter alia to methods of controlling microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) or biofouling of a substrate or fluid in an industrial or domestic system.
- Legal status
- Active
- Granted
- 7 Jan 2020
- Earliest priority
- 6 May 2015
- Est. expiry
- 3 May 2036
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- CLUBE, JASPER · SOMMER, MORTEN · GRØNDAHL, CHRISTIAN · VAN DER HELM, ERIC · VAZQUEZ-URIBE, RUBEN
- Classification
- A01N63/00C12N1/20A61K45/06A61K31/711C12N15/70C12N15/74C12N15/113C12N15/10A61K31/7105C12N7/00A61K48/00C12N9/16
- Prosecution counsel
- MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
- Examiner
- TREPTOW, NANCY A
Altering microbial populations and modifying microbiota
The invention relates to methods, uses, systems, arrays, engineered nucleotide sequences and vectors for inhibiting bacterial population growth or for altering the relative ratio of sub-populations of first and second bacteria in a mixed population of bacteria. The invention is particularly useful, for example, for treatment of microbes such as for environmental, medical, food and beverage use. The invention relates inter alia to methods of controlling microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) or biofouling of a substrate or fluid in an industrial or domestic system.
- Legal status
- Active
- Granted
- 10 Mar 2020
- Earliest priority
- 6 May 2015
- Est. expiry
- 27 Feb 2037
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- CLUBE, JASPER · SOMMER, MORTEN · GRØNDAHL, CHRISTIAN · VAN DER HELM, ERIC · VAZQUEZ-URIBE, RUBEN
- Classification
- A01N63/00C12N15/70C12N15/74C12N15/113C12N7/00C12N1/20A61K48/00C12N9/16C12N15/10A61K31/7105A61K45/06A61K31/711C12N15/11
- Prosecution counsel
- MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
- Examiner
- TREPTOW, NANCY A
Also asserted in this case
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Parties of record
SNIPR Technologies Limited
- Core tech
- A01N63/00C12N1/20A61K45/06A61K31/711
- Counsel
- Brian Robert Matsui · Matthew Ian Kreeger · Parisa Jorjani · Seth W. Lloyd
- Firm
- Morrison & Foerster, LLP
The Rockefeller University
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Harry Joel Guttman Ph.D. · Salvatore J. Arrigo
- Firm
- Arrigo, Lee, Guttman, & Mouta-Bellum LLP
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Robert Matsui | SNIPR Technologies Limited | Plaintiff |
| Matthew Ian Kreeger | SNIPR Technologies Limited | Plaintiff |
| Parisa Jorjani | SNIPR Technologies Limited | Plaintiff |
| Seth W. Lloyd | SNIPR Technologies Limited | Plaintiff |
| Harry Joel Guttman Ph.D. | The Rockefeller University | Defendant |
| Salvatore J. Arrigo | The Rockefeller University | Defendant |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“THIS CAUSE having been considered, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED: REVERSED”
Case 22-1260 · Fed. Cir. · closed 14 July 2023
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What is case 22-1260?
22-1260 is a patent infringement action brought by SNIPR Technologies Limited against The Rockefeller University, filed on 15 Dec 2021 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The case closed on 14 July 2023.
Which patents were asserted in 22-1260?
US10524477B2 (“Altering microbial populations and modifying microbiota”), assigned to SNIPR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, currently active; US10582712B2 (“Altering microbial populations and modifying microbiota”), assigned to SNIPR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, currently active; US10506812B2 (“Altering microbial populations and modifying microbiota”), assigned to SNIPR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED; US10463049B2 (“Altering microbial populations and modifying microbiota”), assigned to SNIPR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED; US20160324938A1 (“Sequence specific antimicrobials”), assigned to THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY; US10561148B2 (“Altering microbial populations and modifying microbiota”), assigned to SNIPR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED. The record also lists Altering microbial populations and modifying microbiota and SEQUENCE SPECIFIC ANTIMICROBIALS.
How was case 22-1260 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is case reversed. The termination text reads: “THIS CAUSE having been considered, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED: REVERSED”
How long did case 22-1260 take?
576 calendar days, from filing on 15 Dec 2021 to closure on 14 July 2023.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 22-1260?
Brian Robert Matsui, Matthew Ian Kreeger, Parisa Jorjani and Seth W. Lloyd are recorded as counsel for plaintiff SNIPR Technologies. Harry Joel Guttman Ph.D. and Salvatore J. Arrigo appear for defendant The Rockefeller University.
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