The United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on Wednesday that Diazyme Laboratories' enzymatic homocysteine assay does not infringe two U.S. patents held by Axis-Shield, ASA, a Norwegian company. The Court held that none of the claims of either of the two patents in the case cover Diazyme's assay. The ruling was reached after extensive briefing and a full hearing on the technical nature of the claims. The Court's complete order can be downloaded at www.diazyme.com/order.pdf.
