A federal judge in New Jersey last week handed another win to KFx Medical in its latest legal battle with orthopedics rival Arthrex. KFx sued Arthrex in August 2011, alleging infringement of its patents by Arthrex’s SutureBridge and SpeedBridge devices for rotator cuff repair and Achilles tendon repair. In October 2013 a jury found for KFx, awarding $29 million in damages. […]
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Arthrex files another patent infringment against Smith & Nephew
Arthrex said today it served a patent infringement lawsuit against Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) and its subsidiary ArthroCare in the Federal Court for the East District of Texas, Marshall Division. The lawsuit is the 2nd patent infringement Arthrex has filed against Smith & Nephew, and alleges 2 new infringements relating to Arthrex’s knotless anchor technology. “Since […]
Supreme Court denies Arthrex in $29m loss to KFx Medical
The U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to review a $29 million patent infringement loss for Arthrex, which wanted the high court to overturn a victory for orthopedics rival KFx Medical. In petitioning the Supremes, Arthrex argued that the appeals court’s decision to treat the “reason to combine” question in determining the obviousness of patent validity as a factual […]
Arthrex seeks Supreme Court review in $99m loss to Smith & Nephew
Arthrex asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a $99 million loss to Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) in a decade-long patent infringement war over anchors used in shoulder repair procedures. The British healthcare giant 1st sued Arthrex way back in 2004, winning a $20.5 million judgment in June 2008. Although that verdict was overturned the next year, […]
Arthrex looks to Supreme Court in patent spat with KFx Medical
Arthrex asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a $29 million Federal Circuit Court patent decision from a case against rival KFx Medical, according to court filings submitted Sept. 4. In the writ of certiorari, Arthrex said that the court’s decision to treat the “reason to combine” question in determining the obviousness of patent validity as a factual […]
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Arthrex loses another appeal bid in $35m loss to KFx
Arthrex lost another bid for an appeal of its $35 million patent infringement loss to orthopedics rival KFx Medical when a federal appeals court declined to revisit the case.
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Arthrex loses appeal of $33m loss to KFx
Arthrex yesterday lost its appeal of a $33 million patent infringement loss to KFx Medical after the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s ruling.