MedTech news
MedTech
Hearing implant manufacturer Cochlear has agreed to pay an additional $75 million to settle a patent infringement case if an original $268 million damages bill is upheld by the US Supreme Court. 19 August 2020
MedTech
An Amazon seller has agreed to pay almost $200,000 to settle a trademark lawsuit brought by face mask manufacturer 3M over alleged price gouging. 17 August 2020
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has thrown out a patent infringement lawsuit brought by two Illinois doctors against more than 300 hospitals. 17 August 2020
Europe
South Korean medical devices manufacturer Medit has prevailed in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Danish rival 3Shape in Germany. 6 August 2020
Americas
Johnson & Johnson has accused a medical supplier of distributing counterfeit surgical tools that are “bacterially contaminated and critically defective”. 29 June 2020
Americas
3M has settled with two companies it had accused of reselling N95 masks at inflated prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 23 June 2020
Pharma
The CJEU’s many attempts to clarify the law around SPCs has created more questions than answers, as Katie Cambrook and Ben Millson of Bristows explain. 23 June 2020
Americas
Roche Diabetes Care, a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Roche, has accused medical device company Insulet of infringing a patent covering a blood glucose level monitor. 22 June 2020
Americas
MicroPort Orthopedics has sued rival Medacta, accusing it of providing surgeons with “knock-off copies and defaced versions” of MicroPort’s patented surgical tools. 18 June 2020
Americas
Genetic sequencing company Illumina has obtained a preliminary injunction against its China-based rival BGI. 18 June 2020