Medical device concern CytoLogix Corp. received a jury verdict of $10.7 million in damages in patent infringement claims against Ventana Medical Systems Inc., after a three-week long trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Boston-based CytoLogix Corp.s technologies contain slide-staining methods used by pathologists in the diagnosis of cancer and other diseases. Jack Pirozzolo and Vickie Henry of Foley Hoag LLP in Boston led the CytoLogix trial team. Litigation on the CytoLogix family of patents covering this diagnostic technology is expected to continue. Its competitor, Ventana Medical Systems Inc. is as Tucson, Arizona-based medical device company.

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