Legal Opinion
Integrated Genomics, Inc. v. Gerngross
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 24, 2011No. 09-3718PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
In 2002, Integrated Genomics, Inc. (“IG”) granted Tillman Gerngross, a bioengineering professor at Dartmouth College, a license to use genetic sequencing data that it had developed on a common yeast. Gerngross did not disclose to IG that he intended to use the data in connection with a private business venture rather than for purely academic purposes. Gerngross was charged an academic rate for the license which, IG alleges, was much less than it would have charged him for commercial use of the data. Four years later, Gerngross’s business was sold for many millions of…
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