Medtronic and Axonics — now part of Boston Scientific — have confidentially settled their long-running IP dispute. Legal news sites, including Bloomberg Law, were the first to break the news this week. A Medtronic spokesperson provided the following statement to MassDevice today: “Medtronic and Boston Scientific are pleased to have reached a confidential settlement agreement that will resolve […]
Patent Infringement
Sinocare prevails in CGM trademark spat with Abbott
China-based CGM developer Sinocare recently announced a significant legal victory over Abbott, a market leader in the CGM space. Our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News, reports that a judge in the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) of England and Wales rejected claims of trademark infringement and passing off made by Abbott against Sinocare. According […]
European court rules in favor of Abbott in Dexcom CGM patent spat
Abbott received the backing of the Unified Patent Court in Europe in a CGM infringement battle with Dexcom . Our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News, reports today that the court revoked a patent entirely, dismissing claims of infringement made by Dexcom. The two companies are two leaders in the continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) space. They […]
Insulet prevails in IP battle with patch pump maker EOFlow
Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) has secured a significant legal victory in a patent spat with Korea-based insulin patch pump maker EOFlow. Our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News, reports today that a jury awarded the company hundreds of millions of dollars in damages as a result of misappropriated trade secrets. Both companies develop insulin patch pumps — tubeless, […]
Hexagon Health sues Medtronic for alleged patent infringement of hernia mesh device
Hexagon Health and its founder have filed a lawsuit against Medtronic, alleging patient infringement of a hernia mesh device. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Delaware, alleges that Medtronic unlawfully incorporated patented designs from Hexagon Health founder Dr. Shirin Towfigh into its Dextile Anatomical Mesh, a device used for inguinal hernia repairs. The suit […]
Both sides claim wins in Apple’s IP case against Masimo
A federal jury has found that Masimo smartwatches infringed on two of Apple’s smartwatches, according to media reports. However, the jury on Oct. 25 only levied a $250 penalty — the statutory minimum in the U.S. — against Masimo, according to reports from Reuters and other media outlets. A lawyer for Apple reportedly told the […]
Route 92 Medical files patent infringement lawsuit against Q’Apel over catheter tech
Route 92 Medical announced today that it filed a lawsuit against Q’Apel Medical alleging the infringement of five catheter patents. San Mateo, California–based Route 92 develops a suite of reperfusion and access systems leveraging the patented Tenzing delivery catheter. The products aim to improve the efficiency of endovascular thrombectomy procedures. The company designed its technology […]
Jury says Axonics didn’t infringe on Medtronic patents
Axonics (Nasdaq:AXNX) announced today that a jury unanimously ruled in its favor in a patent spat with Medtronic . The unanimous verdict came down in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Medtronic against Axonics in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The jury found that Axonics does not infringe on any of the […]
Report: Court says SiBio can’t sell CGM in some European countries amid Abbott IP battle
JUVE-Patent reports that The Hague recently handed down two new decisions in a CGM patent battle between Abbott and SiBio. One case saw an Abbott patent infringement application shot down, while the other granted the U.S. medtech giant’s claim. The granted one could mean SiBio can’t distribute its CGMs in Germany, France, the Netherlands and […]
Dexcom, Abbott ask for another trial in CGM patent spat
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) and Dexcom (Nasdaq:DXCM) both submitted legal briefs angling for another trial in an ongoing continuous glucose monitor (CGM) patent spat. In March, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware found that Dexcom violated a single patent belonging to Abbott and its FreeStyle Libre sensors. However, the court found that Dexcom did […]
Inari Medical alleges patent infringement by Imperative Care, Truvic Medical
Inari Medical announced today that it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Imperative Care and its Truvic Medical subsidiary. Irvine, California–based Inari Medical filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The company, which develops treatments for venous and other diseases, seeks injunctive relief and damages for infringement. Inari […]
