Agilent, Axion Formalize Settlement Ending Two Patent Lawsuits

Agilent Technologies Inc. dismissed its lawsuit accusing Axion BioSystems Inc.’s cell-analysis systems of infringing two patents, weeks after a Delaware federal judge nixed a jury trial and paused the case while the companies finalized a deal.

Agilent and Axion agreed to dismiss all claims with prejudice after reaching a confidential settlement, according to a stipulation and proposed order filed May 1 in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. No further details about the agreement’s terms were provided.

The filing formalizes a settlement the companies disclosed in March, when Magistrate Judge Christopher J. Burke canceled a jury trial ...