Applera Corp. and Beckman Coulter Inc.

A legal dispute between Applera Corp. and Beckman Coulter Inc. involving Beckman Coulter patents and a breach-of-contract claim by Applera has been settled. Beckman Coulter claimed infringement to its DNA sequencer and thermal cycler products and Applera sued Beckman Coulter for rights in the diagnostics market to the Applera technology. To settle, Beckman Coulter will pay $20 million to Applera's Celera Genomics Group and Applera will pay $35 million to Beckman Coulter. (Jul-04-06) [REUTERS]

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