Biotage AB has together with its subsidiaries Biotage GB Ltd and Biotage LLC been sued for patent infringement in the US District court for the Southern District of California.

The lawsuit has been filed by Scientific Plastic Products, Inc and concerns the US patents no 7,138,061, 7,381,327 and 7,410,571 each entitled Flash Chromatography Cartridge. The law suit concerns Biotages sale of the product line SNAP in the US.

"In our business there are continuous discussions about and challenge of patents. It is yet too early for us to give a firm opinion on the status of this matter. Our initial analysis does indicate that we have a strong position, though, and that the plaintiff does not have good cause for the alleged patent infringement," said Torben Jørgensen, CEO, Biotage AB.

Biotage is a global company active in life science research with strong technologies, a broad range of operations and a long-term view of the market. The company offers solutions, knowledge and experience in the area of medicinal chemistry.