TUCSON, AZ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- December 29, 2006 -- Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: VMSI) today announced that the Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit has overturned the District Court’s 2005 finding of non-infringement by BioGenex Laboratories, Inc. of Ventana’s U.S. Patent No. 6,352,861. In a written opinion, the Court of Appeals agreed with Ventana and determined that the lower Court’s verdict was the result of an improper claim construction. The case has been remanded to the District Court for further proceedings.
