Invitae Fights Natera’s Bid to Amplify $19 Million Patent Win

Invitae Corp. urged a Delaware federal judge to reject Natera Inc.’s request for supplemental damages and an ongoing royalty, after a jury awarded Natera $19.4 million for infringing patents related to personalized cancer-monitoring products.

Judge Gregory B. Williams should defer ruling on Natera’s renewed motion until Invitae’s post-trial motions and any appeals are resolved, according to a redacted version of Invitae’s opposition brief filed Dec. 27 in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. Invitae filed the brief under seal Dec. 20.

Jurors in May 2023 awarded Natera $19.4 million upon finding Invitae subsidiary ArcherDx Inc.’s PCM and ...