Sequenom Inc. (SQNM) Shares Fall 5% on U.S. District Court Ruling

July 6, 2012 11:09 AM EDT Send to a Friend
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Shares of Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq: SQNM) are trading down 5% on news a U.S. district court has denied the company's request for a preliminary injunction against Ariosa Diagnostics.

Sequenom is trying to prevent Ariosa from selling prenatal tests that can detect abnormalities in chromosomes. Back in February, SQNM filed a patent infringement suit against Ariosa.

Currently, Sequenom has it's own test it sells, MaterniT21 - which is made to detect certain chromosomal abnormalities, including Down Syndrome.


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