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PTAB upholds 23 claims of Seer's particle proteomics patent in Bruker challenge
Seer, Inc.
- PTAB Final Written Decision on March 23, 2026, upholds five challenged and 18 unchallenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 11,435,360.
- Patent covers protein enrichment using engineered nano- and microparticles, core to Seer's Proteograph platform.
- Petitioners PreOmics GmbH and Biognosys AG (Bruker subsidiaries) failed to show unpatentability of claims 2,3,7,23,24.
- Six claims (1,4,6,22,24,25) were found unpatentable; appeal deadline is May 25, 2026.
- '360 patent is owned by Brigham and Women's Hospital and exclusively licensed to Seer; CEO vows continued IP defense.