MedTech news
Americas
Law firm Foley Hoag has promoted Karen Tepichin to partner, one of eight partnership appointments announced on Tuesday, December 6. 9 December 2016
Americas
Abbott Laboratories has moved to terminate its $5.8 billion acquisition of Alere. 9 December 2016
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has vacated and remanded a patent suit which NuVasive had appealed against after having patent claims invalidated. 8 December 2016
Americas
3D printing will shake up the world of intellectual property law, providing numerous opportunities for those who are prepared, but also risks to those who aren’t. 8 December 2016
Americas
Oral arguments in Life Technologies v Promega are due to take place tomorrow in the US Supreme Court to determine whether the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit correctly defined “substantial portion”. 5 December 2016
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed rulings in a patent dispute which saw Leica Biosystems Melbourne Party succeed in two inter partes re-examinations against patents belonging to Dako Denmark. 5 December 2016
Europe
Law firm HGF has hired a new patent director, Martin Connors, who will start tomorrow. 30 November 2016
Pharma
UK life sciences organisations are still uncertain about the implications of Britain’s departure from the EU, despite welcoming the announcement that the UK will ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement. 30 November 2016
Americas
Nevro, a US-based medical device company, filed a complaint against Boston Scientific yesterday in a US district court for allegedly infringing patents covering Nevro’s spinal cord stimulation therapy. 29 November 2016
Americas
A California district court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by The Scripps Research Institute, a US non-profit medical research facility, against biotechnology company Illumina for alleged patent infringement. 24 November 2016