Patent Litigation Settlement and License between Merck Millipore and W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Gore has agreed to take a limited royalty-bearing license under U.S. Patent Nos. 7,293,744 and 7,927,316 and U.S. Reissue No. RE41,169, and their counterparts internationally in connection with its STA-PURE Fluid Sampling Systems and assemblies, Crimp and Cut tools, and STA-PURE Single Use Valve Systems and assemblies.
 
"Our customers rely on us to be technology leaders for innovation in biopharmaceutical production and, as such, Merck Millipore will continue to vigorously defend its intellectual property," said Andrew Bulpin, Executive Vice President for Merck Millipore Process Solutions.