Precision BioSciences, Inc., a leader in the field of genome engineering, today announced that it has filed a fifth patent infringement lawsuit against Cellectis SA and a number of its affiliates in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The lawsuit seeks a ruling that Cellectis' manufacture, use, sale, and importation of certain engineered meganucleases infringe U.S. Patent No. 8,129,134, which relates to Precision BioSciences' Directed Nuclease EditorTM genome engineering technology. The lawsuits request monetary damages as well as a permanent injunction preventing Cellectis from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing infringing engineered meganucleases in the United States. Precision BioSciences previously announced that it had filed suit against Cellectis for alleged infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,021,867, 8,119,381, 8,119,361 and 8,124,369.
"Precision BioSciences is proud of its leading role in the development of the genome engineering industry via its patent-protected Directed Nuclease Editortechnology," said Jeff Smith, Chief Science Officer of Precision BioSciences. "Our commitment to delivering value and innovation to our stakeholders means that we cannot permit others to import and to use our inventions and materials without authorization."
About Precision BioSciences
Precision BioSciences' mission is to continually provide, improve, and enable the world's most powerful genome engineering technology. Precision's proprietary Directed Nuclease EditorTM (DNE) technology enables the production of genome editing enzymes that can insert, remove, modify, and regulate essentially any gene in mammalian or plant cells.
Precision BioSciences' vision is to be the conduit through which the world's greatest genome engineering challenges are solved. Precision has successfully utilized its DNE technology to create innovative products in partnerships with many of the world's largest biopharmaceutical, agbiotech, and animal research firms. Internally, Precision is developing applications of DNE in biological production and human therapeutics. For additional information, please visit www.precisionbiosciences.com.
Contacts:
Precision BioSciences
Chelsea Lynam, 919-314-5512
chelsea.lynam@precisionbiosciences.com
