Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01. Other Events.
A federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has entered an order in the action entitled Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories, denying summary judgment that U.S. Patent No. 8,097,405 (“the ’405 Patent”) is invalid for lack of written description, but granting summary judgment that the ’405 Patent is invalid for lack of enablement.
Enzo disagrees with the Court’s decision, and is exploring options for review of the decision. The Court did not rule on any other pending motions.
About Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ)
Enzo Biochem, Inc. is a bioscience company focusing on delivering and applying technology capabilities to produce products and services. The Company’s segments include Enzo Clinical Labs, Enzo Life Sciences and Enzo Therapeutics. Enzo Clinical Labs is a clinical reference laboratory providing a range of clinical services to physicians, medical centers, other clinical labs and pharmaceutical companies. It offers a menu of molecular and other clinical laboratory tests or procedures. Enzo Life Sciences manufactures, develops and markets products and tools to clinical research, drug development and bioscience research customers. Enzo Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical venture that develops multiple approaches in the areas of gastrointestinal, infectious, ophthalmic and metabolic diseases. Its products in the development pipeline include a range of assays for detection of various women’s health infectious agents, as well as for use in the identification of pathogens for other markets.