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May 1, 2008
Los Angeles, CA: Patent Declaratory Judgment Of Invalidity, Non-Infringement, and Unenforceability Filed By Patent Attorneys For Branan Medical Against Sun Biomedical Laboratories Over Screening Tests
Los Angeles, CA – Patent attorneys for Branan Medical filed a declaratory judgment of invalidity, non-infringement, and unenforceability lawsuit, under 28 U.S.C. § 2201, in Federal District Court in Los Angeles, against Sun Biomedical Laboratories. Sun Biomedical sent a cease and desist letter to Branan Medical accusing its Oratect III Oral Fluid Drug Screen Device, OratectPlus Oral Fluid Drug & Alcohol Screen Device, and Fastect II Drug Screen Dipstick of infringing on US Patent Nos. 6,046,058 and 6,372,516. Branan Medical, fearing that it would be sued for patent infringement, filed the instant declaratory relief action seeking the Court's ruling on the patents at issue. The case is titled Branan Medical Corporation v. Sun Biomedical Laboratories, Inc., CV 08-01944 MMM (C.D. Cal. 2008)

Branan Medical Corporation v. Sun Biomedical Laboratories, Inc.
Plaintiff: Branan Medical Corporation
Defendant: Sun Biomedical Laboratories, Inc.

Case Number: 2:2008cv01944
Filed: March 24, 2008

Court: California Central District Court
Office: Western Division - Los Angeles Office [ Court Info ]
County: Orange
Presiding Judge: Margaret M. Morrow
Referring Judge: Frederick F. Mumm

Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property - Patent
Cause: 28:1338 Patent Infringement
Jurisdiction: Federal Question
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff



Last time I looked Mon, Oratect is still out there doing a roaring trade for Branan Medical.