MedTech news
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a decision by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap in a patent dispute between two medical device companies. 23 January 2018
Pharma
European IP boutique firm Hoyng Rokh Monegier has announced that Benoît Strowel will succeed Willem Hoyng as managing partner. 16 January 2018
Americas
Biopharmaceutical company MiMedx Group has settled a long-standing patent infringement dispute with the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Medline Industries and Liventa Bioscience. 15 January 2018
Asia-Pacific
Southeast Asia-based law firm Tilleke & Gibbins has appointed an IP enforcement specialist to partner. 10 January 2018
Americas
Litigation-focused firm Robins Kaplan has promoted nine lawyers so far in 2018, including five IP lawyers in its Silicon Valley, Minneapolis, and Boston offices. 5 January 2018
Americas
WilmerHale has promoted Heather Petruzzi and Andrew Danford to partner. 19 December 2017
Americas
UK-based diagnostics company Oxford Immunotec has settled a patent infringement dispute with Qiagen, a provider of sample and assay technologies for molecular diagnostics. 18 December 2017
Europe
Brexit and second medical use patent claims were two topics featured in the roundtable discussions at Life Sciences Patent Network Europe, a conference held in London. 7 December 2017
Americas
Technology company Philips and Massachusetts-based Zoll Medical appear to be nearing a settlement in their patent dispute over defibrillators. 4 December 2017
Americas
Medical technology company Stryker has been sued for trademark infringement relating to educational services it offers to surgeons, doctors and other medical professionals. 1 December 2017