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InfoBionic wants fees of $2.9m in ‘exceptional’ CardioNet suit
Medical devices company InfoBionic has argued that it should be awarded nearly $2.9 million in fees for attorneys, expenses and expert witnesses.
J&J secures injunction against medical device counterfeiter
Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Ethicon has obtained a permanent injunction against counterfeiters selling fake versions of Surgicel, an absorbable haemostat used to control bleeding during surgery.
Qiagen and BD settle PCR lawsuit for £53m
Qiagen will pay Becton, Dickinson $53 million to settle an ongoing patent infringement lawsuit over polymerase chain reaction diagnostics patents.
Fed Circ finds another CardioNet patent-ineligible under Alice
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that yet another CardioNet heart monitor patent is invalid for not citing an inventive concept under the Alice test.
Nevro faces $20m damages in patent dispute with Boston Scientific
Medical device company Nevro has been hit with a $20m damages verdict after a US jury found that it had infringed two patents owned by Boston Scientific.
Nevro claims BSC destroyed evidence in patent suit
Boston Scientific (BSC) and Nevro will testify before a Delaware Federal Court today following pleas from Nevro to delay the trial due to claims that BSC destroyed evidence related to a patent damages case.
St Jude recovers partial attorney fees in heart catheter case
St Jude Medical will be able to claw back some of the attorney fees and expenses it incurred defending a suit filed by Niazi Licensing Corporation in a dispute over a patent covering a heart catheter.
Kilpatrick Townsend expands patent litigation team
Law firm Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton has announced the addition of Stuart Pollack to the firm’s New York office as a partner on the patent litigation team.
Globus launches patent suit over spinal implant tech
Medical device company, Globus Medical, has filed a lawsuit against competitor Life Spine, alleging infringement of seven different patents related to spinal tech implant technology.
Federal Circuit hands victory to Snyders over heart valve patent
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held that claims of a patent covering an artificial heart valve were erroneously held to be unpatentable by the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board, in a blow to a medical device company owned by Abbott Laboratories.
