LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2005--Stratagene Corporation (Nasdaq:STGN), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialized life science research and diagnostic products, announced today that the federal judge overseeing Third Wave Technologies Inc. vs. Stratagene in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin has awarded Third Wave Technologies $15.9 million in damages and ruled that Stratagene must pay Third Wave’s attorney’s fees, in an amount to be determined by the court. In addition, the court denied Stratagene’s motions for judgment as a matter of law and for a new trial. On August 31, 2005, the jury in the case determined that Third Wave’s 6,090,543 and 6,348,314 patents are valid and that Stratagene’s FullVelocity products infringed those patents.
