EPO invalidates Pacific Biosciences patent in Oxford Nanopore dispute

The European Patent Office (EPO) has revoked a patent held by a US biotechnology company, Pacific Biosciences, after its UK-based rival Oxford Nanopore Technologies challenged the validity of the patent.

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