The biochip market is now at an intensely competitive stage of development, with many players involved. Over the last three years, there has been a constant succession of patent infringement suits internationally. Reportedly, quite a number have involved Affymetrix.
生物晶片正處於百家爭鳴的戰國時代，過去三年，國際間專利爭訟事件不斷上演，據報導，與 Affymetrix 公司有關的侵權訴訟就有好幾件。