In Brief: Saliva Diagnostic Systems v. Home Access Health
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Saliva Diagnostic Systems v. Home Access Health: Home Access files counterclaim June 10 in the Clark County Superior Court of Washington state seeking damages "in excess of $3 mil." in response to SDS' "attempt to pursue cancellation" of a license agreement between the two firms relating to SDS' Omni-Sal saliva collection device. SDS filed suit in January requesting the court clarify the rights negotiated in contracts between the firms regarding the Omni-Sal, for which Home Access obtained exclusive rights in March 1995 ("The Gray Sheet" March 27, 1995, In Brief). Home Access planned to use the technology to develop a home HIV sample collection device. The firm's blood-based home collection HIV test currently is in the "final stages" of FDA review...