Robert Kramer represented client The Regents of the University of Michigan in a significant patent infringement case filed against Leica Microsystems Inc. to remedy Leica’s willful infringement of the University of Michigan’s pioneering microscope patent. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, asserts infringement of the university’s patented fluorescence detection technology. The patent at issue, U.S. Patent No. 7,277,169, covers a unique approach to detecting fluorescence using a significantly simplified configuration built around a single laser source with a white light pulse.

The case sought to protect foundational technology developed at the University of Michigan against one of the world’s leading microscope manufacturers. The university alleged that Leica microscopes employing white light lasers infringed its patent. As lead counsel, Robert Kramer pursued full remedy for the university’s pioneering contribution to fluorescence microscopy.

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