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This excerpt taken from the OSUR 10-Q filed May 7, 2009.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On April 22, 2008, a complaint was filed against us in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH and Church & Dwight Co., Inc., alleging that we infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,485,982. The complaint specifically refers to our OraQuick ADVANCE® Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test. The complaint seeks injunctive relief, damages and an award of attorneys’ fees. We have filed our Answer responding to the allegations in the Complaint and asserting various defenses and counterclaims.

On October 10, 2008, the plaintiffs filed a motion for summary judgment of infringement in this case, pursuant to a schedule previously established by the Court. On May 1, 2009, the Court issued an order denying the plaintiff’s motion without prejudice, and granting the plaintiffs leave to reinstate the motion following completion of the Court’s Markman hearing. The Markman process is the part of this patent infringement lawsuit where the Court determines the construction of various claim terms in the patent being asserted. A Markham hearing in this case has been scheduled for August 12, 2009.

We continue to believe that none of our products, including the OraQuick ADVANCE® HIV test, infringes the patent asserted in this lawsuit or any other party’s intellectual property rights. We also believe that the patent asserted in this matter is invalid or unenforceable, and we intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously. We are unable at this time to determine the impact, if any, that this lawsuit may have on our business, prospects or results of operations.

 

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the factors disclosed in Item 1A., entitled “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALE OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Pursuant to our 2000 Stock Award Plan and in connection with the vesting of restricted shares, we retired 108,619 shares to satisfy minimum tax withholding obligations.

 

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In addition, on August 5, 2008, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program pursuant to which we are permitted to acquire up to $25.0 million of outstanding shares. The following is a summary of share repurchase activity during the three months ended March 31, 2009.

 

Period

   Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
   Average Price
Paid per
Share
   Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased as
part of a
publicly
Announced
Plan or
Program 1
   Maximum
Dollar Value of
Shares that
may yet be
Purchased
Under the Plan
or Program 2

January 1, 2009 - January 31, 2009

   73,457    $ 2.90    41,728    $ 19,754,562

February 1, 2009 - February 28, 2009

   141,031      2.86    66,565      19,570,287

March 1, 2009 - March 31, 2009

   2,424      2.56    —        19,570,287
               

Total

   216,912    $ 2.87    108,293   
               

 

1

These shares were purchased under our $25.0 million stock repurchase program, which was approved by the Board of Directors on August 5, 2008.

 

2

Under our stock repurchase program, we are authorized to spend up to an aggregate of $25.0 million for stock repurchases. This column represents the amount that remains available under the $25.0 million stock repurchase program, as of the end of the period indicated. We have made no commitment to purchase any shares, and purchases may be discontinued at any time.

 

Item 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibits are listed on the Exhibit Index following the signature page of this Report.

 

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This excerpt taken from the OSUR 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2008.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On April 22, 2008, a complaint was filed against us in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH and Church & Dwight Co., Inc., alleging that we infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,485,982. The complaint specifically refers to our OraQuick ADVANCE® Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test. The complaint seeks injunctive relief, damages and an award of attorneys’ fees. We have filed our Answer responding to the allegations in the Complaint and asserting various defenses and counterclaims.

On October 10, 2008, the plaintiffs filed a motion for summary judgment of infringement in this case, pursuant to a schedule previously established by the Court. We expect to file our response on November 7, 2008 and the plaintiffs will have an opportunity to reply further on or before November 14, 2008.

We believe that none of our products, including the OraQuick ADVANCE® HIV test, infringe the patent asserted in this lawsuit or any other party’s intellectual property rights. We also believe that the patent asserted in this matter is invalid or unenforceable, and we intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously. We are unable at this time to determine the impact, if any, that this lawsuit may have on our financial statements.

 

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the factors disclosed in Item 1A., entitled “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

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Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALE OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following is a summary of share repurchase activity during the three months ended September 30, 2008.

Pursuant to our 2000 Stock Award Plan and in connection with the vesting of restricted shares, we retired 27,750 shares to satisfy minimum tax withholding obligations.

In addition, on August 5, 2008, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program pursuant to which we are permitted to acquire up to $25.0 million of outstanding shares.

 

Period

   Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
   Average Price
Paid per
Share
   Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
as part of a
publicly
Announced
Plan or
Program 1
    Maximum
Dollar Value
of Shares that
may yet be
Purchased
Under the
Plan or
Program 2

July 1, 2008 - July 31, 2008

   —        —      —         —  

August 1, 2008 - August 31, 2008

   225,661    $ 4.72    218,171     $ 23,971,404

September 1, 2008 - September 30, 2008

   428,474    $ 4.95    408,214       21,948,101
                

Total

   654,135    $ 4.87    626,385    
                

 

1

These shares were purchased under our $25.0 million stock repurchase program.

2

Under our $25.0 million stock repurchase program, we are authorized to spend up to an aggregate of $25.0 million for stock repurchases. This column represents the amount that remains available under the $25.0 million stock repurchase program, as of the end of the period indicated. We have made no commitment to purchase any shares, and purchases may be discontinued at any time.

 

Item 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibits are listed on the Exhibit Index following the signature page of this Report.

 

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This excerpt taken from the OSUR 10-Q filed Aug 6, 2008.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On April 22, 2008, a complaint was filed against us in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH and Church & Dwight Co., Inc., alleging that we infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,485,982. The complaint specifically refers to our OraQuick ADVANCE® Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test. The complaint seeks injunctive relief, damages and an award of attorneys’ fees. We have filed our Answer responding to the allegations in the Complaint and asserting various defenses and counterclaims.

We believe that none of our products, including the OraQuick ADVANCE® HIV test, infringe the patent asserted in this lawsuit or any other party’s intellectual property rights. We also believe that the patent asserted in this matter is invalid or unenforceable, and we intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously. We are unable at this time to determine the impact, if any, that this lawsuit may have on our financial statements.

 

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the factors disclosed in Item 1A., entitled “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

At our 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) held on May 13, 2008, the following individuals were elected by the votes indicated as Class II directors of the Company for terms expiring at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 

Nominee

   Votes For    Votes Withheld

Ronny B. Lancaster

   40,536,447    2,589,313

Roger L. Pringle

   40,398,004    2,727,756

Ronald H. Spair

   40,343,472    2,782,288

The terms of the following directors continued after the Annual Meeting: Jack Goldstein, Douglas G. Watson, Michael Celano, Douglas A. Michels, and Charles W. Patrick.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders also voted on several amendments to our 2000 Stock Award Plan (“Award Plan”) to (i) increase the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for grant, (ii) extend the duration of the Award Plan and (iii) make certain other changes. Results of the vote were as follows: 23,210,435 shares were voted for approval of the amendments; 9,184,400 shares were voted against; and 128,726 shares abstained. There were 10,602,199 broker non-votes.

Lastly, stockholders also ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2008. Voting results on this matter were as follows: 42,563,680 shares were voted for ratification; 411,538 shares were voted against ratification; and 150,542 shares abstained. There were no broker non-votes.

 

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Item 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibits are listed on the Exhibit Index following the signature page of this Report.

 

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This excerpt taken from the OSUR 10-Q filed May 7, 2008.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On April 22, 2008, a complaint was filed against the Company in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH and Church & Dwight Co., Inc., alleging that the Company infringes U.S. Patent No. 6,485,982. The complaint specifically refers to the Company’s OraQuick ADVANCE® Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test. The complaint seeks injunctive relief, damages and an award of attorneys’ fees. We believe that none of our products, including the OraQuick ADVANCE® HIV test, infringe the patent asserted in this lawsuit or any other party’s intellectual property rights. We also believe that the patent asserted in this matter is invalid or unenforceable, and we intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

 

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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS.

There have been no material changes to the factors disclosed in Item 1A., entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

Item 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibits are listed on the Exhibit Index following the signature page of this Report.

 

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This excerpt taken from the OSUR 10-Q filed May 10, 2007.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Prestige Brands Dispute

An arbitration panel has been appointed in our pending arbitration with Prestige with respect to Prestige’s acquisition of the Wartner® cryosurgical product line in violation of a covenant not to compete in our agreement with Prestige. The parties are currently engaged in discovery, and hearings in the arbitration are scheduled to occur in late August,

 

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after which the arbitration panel is expected to issue a decision in this matter. The arbitrators’ decision will be final and binding on the parties and not subject to appeal.

 

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS.

There have been no material changes to the factors disclosed in Item 1A., entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

Item 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibits are listed on the Exhibit Index following the signature page of this Report.

 

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This excerpt taken from the OSUR 10-Q filed Aug 9, 2006.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS.

There have been no material changes to the factors disclosed in Item 1A., entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

At our 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) held on May 16, 2006, the following individuals were elected by the votes indicated as Class III directors of the Company for terms expiring at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 

Nominee

   Votes For    Votes Withheld

Douglas A. Michels

   42,735,439    1,398,490

Charles W. Patrick

   42,611,629    1,522,300

The terms of the following directors continued after the Annual Meeting: Frank G. Hausmann, Ronny B. Lancaster, Roger L. Pringle and Douglas G. Watson. Shortly after the Annual Meeting, Dr. Jack Goldstein was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors, to serve as a Class I Director with an initial term expiring at the Company’s 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders also ratified the amendment and restatement of the OraSure Technologies, Inc. 2000 Stock Award Plan (the “Award Plan”), pursuant to which equity compensation is awarded to the Company’s employees, officers and directors. Voting results on this matter were as follows: 25,017,485 shares were voted for ratification; 4,348,122 shares were voted against ratification; and 105,213 shares abstained. There were 17,229,643 broker non-votes.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders also ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit and report upon our financial statements and internal control over financial reporting for the period January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006. Voting results on this matter were as follows: 43,563,188 shares were voted for ratification; 446,293 shares were voted against ratification; and 124,455 shares abstained.

 

Item 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibits are listed on the Exhibit Index following the signature page of this Report.

 

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This excerpt taken from the OSUR 10-Q filed Nov 9, 2005.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

On July 23, 2004, we filed a lawsuit against Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc. for infringement of several of our patents relating to technology for the cryosurgical removal (i.e., freezing) of warts and other benign skin lesions. The suit was commenced in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and alleges that Schering-Plough’s manufacture and sale of its Dr. Scholls® Freeze Away™ cryosurgical wart removal product in the United States over-the-counter market infringes the following United States patents: Nos. 5,738,682; 6,092,527 and 4,865,028. We are requesting permanent injunctive relief and the payment of damages. Schering-Plough has asserted various defenses in this matter, including that its Dr. Scholls® Freeze Away™ product does not infringe our patents and that one or more of our patents are invalid or unenforceable.

 

On November 2, 2005, a pretrial conference was held on this matter, at which the Court heard oral argument on motions for summary judgment filed by the parties. We expect the Court to rule on these and other motions and to set a new trial schedule in the near future.

 

Item 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibits are listed on the Exhibit Index following the signature page of this Report.

 

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