ImClone Systems Incorporated Settles Patent Lawsuit and Gains Rights to Additional Intellectual Property

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL) today announced that it has signed settlement and sublicensing agreements with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Repligen Corporation to end litigation related to U.S. Patent No. 4,663,281, which is owned by MIT and exclusively licensed to Repligen. All terms of the agreements have been finalized and the parties will submit a stipulation of dismissal to the court. This settlement eliminates the need for the trial proceedings previously scheduled to begin today, as well as any further court proceedings or decisions relating to damages sought from ImClone by MIT and Repligen with respect to U.S. Patent No. 4,663,281.

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