On December 27, 2023, Chief Judge Catherine Eagles of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina granted a motion for preliminary injunction by Natera Inc..
Baxalta Inc. and Baxalta GmbH (Baxalta) appealed a district court decision that the claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,033,590 were invalid for lack of enablement.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a notice in the Federal Register on January 10, 2024, providing guidelines to assist USPTO personnel in assessing enablement under 35 U.S.C. 112,.