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Patent Infringement

3 ways to a strategic medtech patent portfolio

February 18, 2021 By Chris Newmarker Leave a Comment

Protecting innovations leads to medtech success. Top Greenberg Traurig patent attorneys explain how. Roman Fayerberg and David J. Dykeman, Greenberg Traurig A strategic patent portfolio is key to a medtech company’s growth and success, but building a robust patent portfolio takes strategy, time and money. While there are no shortcuts to building a strategic patent […]

Filed Under: Featured, Legal News, Patent Infringement Tagged With: Greenberg Traurig, intellectual property

Supremes turn back Cochlear IP appeal

December 15, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a $268 million patent case appeal filed by Cochlear Ltd. (ASX:COH) against two competitors. The Australia-based hearing implant company had appealed a March 2020 federal appeals court decision upholding a U.S. District Court decision that awarded $268 million in damages to those competitors, the Alfred Mann Foundation and Advanced Bionics,  the […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Implants, Legal News, Patent Infringement Tagged With: Advanced Bionics LLC, Alfred E. Mann Foundation, Alfred Mann Foundation, Cochlear Ltd.

Nevro, Boston Scientific bury the hatchet in one IP case

December 15, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) and Nevro (NYSE:NVRO) announced today that they have agreed to end Nevro’s patent infringement lawsuit against the larger company. Nevro had filed suit in the Northern District of California relating to high frequency paresthesia-free spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapy. The official dismissal of the case is subject to the approval of the court. Boston […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Legal News, Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation, Patent Infringement Tagged With: Boston Scientific, Nevro Corp.

Abbott accuses former employee of masquerading as COVID-19 test salesman

October 21, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

Abbott Laboratories has sued a former employee for trademark infringement and theft of trade secrets, accusing him of selling other manufacturers’ COVID-19 tests on behalf of Abbott. Attorneys for Abbott filed the complaint on Tuesday, seeking a preliminary injunction against Justin Brown as well as monetary damages. Abbott said it fired Brown from his sales […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Legal News, Patent Infringement Tagged With: Abbott

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Arthrex challenge to constitutionality of patent judges

October 13, 2020 By Chris Newmarker

The U.S. Supreme Court said today that it will review a 2019 appeals court ruling in a patent spat between Arthrex and Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN), in which the appeals court judges found that Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges are unconstitutionally appointed. The 2019 ruling by the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. could […]

Filed Under: Featured, Legal News, Orthopedics, Patent Infringement Tagged With: Arthrex Inc., Smith+Nephew

U.S. Patent Office to move forward with claims in Medtronic-Axonics patent battle

September 25, 2020 By Sean Whooley

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board is moving forward with claims from Axonics Modulation Technologies (NSDQ:AXNX) against Medtronic (NYSE:MDT). Axonics develops the r-SNM sacral neuromodulation system, which it touts as the first of its kind approved for sale in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Australia and the only SNM device approved […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Legal News, Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation, Patent Infringement Tagged With: Axonics Modulation Technologies, Medtronic

Everything you need to know about medical device creation

September 11, 2020 By Chris Newmarker

Medtech development is hard. Medical device creation can require manufacturing know-how in areas as wide-ranging as electrical components, high-performance polymers, molding and machining – and that doesn’t even include the required expertise in design, regulatory requirements and achieving reimbursement. The good news is that the companies serving the medical device industry have become specialized experts. […]

Filed Under: Catheters, Contract Manufacturing, DeviceTalks Q&A, Featured, Materials Testing, Outsourcing, Patent Infringement, Product Liability, Regulatory/Compliance, Research & Development, Sterilization / Calibration Tagged With: Abbott, B. Braun, coolis tool holder, Freudenberg Medical, Heraeus, Medical Device Handbook, MedPlast, robin industries

Cochlear agrees to $75M in attorneys’ fees in patent spat

August 19, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

Cochlear Ltd. (ASX:COH) has agreed to pay $75 million in attorneys’ fees on top of the $268 million in damages it was ordered to pay two competitors in June in a long-running patent fight. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on March 16 upheld a U.S. District Court decision that awarded the […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Legal News, Patent Infringement Tagged With: Advanced Bionics LLC, Alfred Mann Foundation, Cochlear Ltd.

Hackers targeted medtech and other IP for Chinese government, indictment claims

July 21, 2020 By Chris Newmarker

A federal grand jury in Spokane, Wash. has indicted two Chinese nationals on charges that they hacked into medtech companies and hundreds of other businesses, governments and organizations — in some cases on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of State Security. The 11-count indictment, which the U.S. Department of Justice announced today, alleges that Li […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Legal News, Patent Infringement Tagged With: China, U.S. Department of Justice

Integer wins appeal in patent dispute with AVX

July 14, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

An appeals court has upheld a $22.2 million jury verdict in a long-standing patent spat between Integer Holdings (NYSE:ITGR), formerly known as Greatbatch, and AVX, now part of Kyocera. In a ruling released today, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court decision that AVX intentionally infringed certain Integer patents with its Ingenio […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Cardiac Implants, Cardiovascular, Featured, Legal News, Patent Infringement Tagged With: AVX Corp, Greatbatch Medical, integer, Kyocera

BREAKING: Abbott, Edwards settle heart device patent spats

July 13, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

Abbott (NYSE:ABT) and Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) said this afternoon that they have agreed to settle all outstanding patent disputes related to transcatheter mitral and tricuspid repair products, and Edwards has made an one-time payment of $368 million to Abbott, according to an SEC filing. The agreement will result in the dismissal of all pending cases or appeals […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Cardiovascular, Featured, Legal News, Patent Infringement, Replacement Heart Valves, Structural Heart, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Abbott, Edwards Lifesciences

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