ResMed (NYSE:RMD) and China’s BMC Medical agreed to bury the hatchet, saying last week that their agreement puts to bed all of the long-simmering litigation between the sleep apnea device makers. The patent infringement disputes date back at least to June 2013, when ResMed filed a lawsuit against BMC and its U.S. distributor, 3B Medical. That case involved patents covering continuous […]
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ITC opens probe of China’s BMC Medical in patent war with ResMed
The U.S. International Trade Commission yesterday opened a probe into BMC Medical‘s importation of sleep apnea devices, as the long-running patent infringement war between the Chinese company and ResMed (NYSE:RMD) grinds on. ResMed asked the ITC to investigate BMC and its U.S. distributor, 3B Medical, alleging that the Lunaflow and RESmart flow generators for its continuous positive airway pressure devices infringe a quartet of […]
Update: BMC continues spat with ResMed over CPAP patents
Updated with comments from ResMed & 3B Medical. BMC Medical today claimed the approval of a motion for a voluntary dismissal of an appeal from ResMed (NYSE:RMD) in a long running patent spat as a win for the company. The dispute is part of a long-standing conflict between the 2 companies over patents related to continuous positive […]
BMC claims another win in patent war with ResMed
BMC Medical said Tuesday that it won a European litigation against ResMed (NYSE:RMD) over an infringed patent for a continuous positive airway pressure respiratory system machine with a detachable water tank. The dispute is part of a long-standing conflict over sleep apnea devices between the 2 companies. The 1st District Court of Munich lifted a preliminary injunction […]