Becton Dickinson Beats Competition Counterclaim in Secrets Suit

Becton Dickinson & Co. has again knocked out an unfair-competition counterclaim by Cytek Biosciences Inc., which BD has accused of stealing technical information about one of its medical devices.

BD’s lawsuit claims Cytek took “secret technical specifications, source code, and designs related to the field of flow cytometry,” a laser-based technology used to identify, sort, and engineer cells and small particles.

Cytek countersued, claiming BD threatened to stop doing business with customers that purchased Cytek’s “Aurora,” the device that allegedly resulted from the trade secret theft. BD threatened to withhold the “reagents” that flow cytometers run on, according to Cytek. ...