Applera Corp. and Beckman Coulter Inc. said they settled lawsuits over Beckman Coulter's patents for DNA sequencers and other instruments.
Under the settlement, Applera's Applied Biosystems Group will make a $35-million payment to Fullerton-based Beckman Coulter, which will make a $20-million payment over 10 quarters to Applera's Celera Genomics Group, the companies said.
