heart-istock-486265425-sturti
sturti / iStockphoto.com
6 March 2017Europe

English High Court issues mixed ruling in heart patent case

The English High Court handed down a split decision on patentability in a dispute between Edwards Lifesciences and Boston Scientific over patents covering transcatheter heart valves (THVs).

Already registered?

Login to your account

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Europe
30 April 2026   Data from Questel indicates a radical restructuring of IP professionals’ duties, as adoption and demand rates continue to rise.
Europe
30 April 2026   The company’s rivals convinced an EPO appeals board to revoke a patent that had been used in litigation against them over Comirnaty.
Europe
24 April 2026   An opinion has put pressure on the CJEU to clarify a long-running grey area that could change the game for how drug makers secure supplementary protection certificates across Europe.