MedTech news
Americas
A group of technology companies has urged the US Supreme Court to re-hear the Nautilus v Biosig case, arguing that the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit failed to apply the “reasonable certainty” standard for determining whether a patent claim is indefinite. 30 November 2015
Americas
Abbott Laboratories has successfully obtained an injunction against a number of US retailers selling ‘grey good’ strips for diabetics that had been manufactured in Ireland and later sold in the US at a lower price. 12 November 2015
Americas
Electronic transmissions of data do not count as “articles” under the 1930 Tariff Act and the International Trade Commission overstepped its mark in halting their transmission, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled. 11 November 2015
Americas
Wearable technology maker Jawbone has accused rival Fitbit of using patent litigation and “poaching” key employees to hurt it commercially in an anti-competition claim filed at a US court. 3 November 2015
Americas
Wearable technology company Fitbit has accused competitor Aliphcom of infringing a number of its patents covering devices that record an individual’s fitness. 2 November 2015
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued two separate judgments concerning the alleged infringement of a patent covering an access control mechanism for a wireless network by medical device makers Medtronic and St. Jude Medical. 30 October 2015
Biotech
There is “clearly a lot of unrest” in the patent law on molecular diagnostics, according to the head of licensing at Roche Diagnostics. 28 October 2015
Americas
Ariosa Diagnostics has urged the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to reject Sequenom’s en banc request, stating that behind its “sky is falling” rhetoric is really a demand for courts to revise the US Supreme Court’s two-part test in determining the eligibility of a patent. 22 October 2015
Americas
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear manufacturer W L Gore & Associates’s request for clarity on whether US patent law stipulates that patent licensing agreements must be placed in writing. 6 October 2015
Americas
Researchers should keep in mind that broad claims applying the discovery of a biomarker and disease correlation are currently patentable in Europe but not in the US. Andrew Carridge and Neil Thornton of Reddie & Grose report. 17 September 2015