spectrumvates-shutterstock-inc
7 February 2017Patents

Ancestry.com coughs up $12.5m to settle DNA patent quarrel

Genealogy research website Ancestry.com has agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle a patent infringement quarrel centring on DNA.

Already registered?

Login to your account

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Trademarks
27 June 2017   Genealogy research website Ancestry.com has settled a trademark infringement lawsuit against rival DNA Diagnostic Centre.
Patents
14 May 2018   DNA testing company 23andMe has sued Ancestry.com for infringing a patent related to helping users find relatives.