The latest in a series of lawsuits between Applied Medical Resources Corp. and Covidien plc (NYSE:COV) is slated to go before a jury later this month, after a federal judge in Texas denied AMR’s motion for summary judgment in the case.
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Patent reform and med-tech: The America Invents Act promises to be a game-changer
This week President Barack Obama is expected to sign a patent reform bill marking the most dramatic changes to the patent system in decades, drawing adulation and ire from varying sectors of the innovation economy.
The American Invents Act, six years in the making, contains several sweeping changes, but the main bone of contention is a transformation of the U.S. patent system from a first-to-invent application process to a first-to-file process.
President Barack Obama signs sweeping reform law granting patent rights to first to file | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — President Barack Obama signed the America Invents Act into law on Friday, shifting the U.S. patent reward system from one based on who first invented a product or concept to a system rewarding whoever first filed for the patent.
The law represents the biggest change to the U.S. patent reform system in decades, and has draw both adulation and ire as innovators argue that the law favors those with deep pockets over small companies or individuals.
Job cuts, BSX’s new CEO and tax woes, JNJ’s heart venture, bribery accusations against Nuance, mesh makers’ defense and sweeping patent reforms made headlines this week | MassDevice.com +7
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Palomar, Syneron settle patent spat for $31M plus royalties | Legal News
Palomar, Syneron settle patent spat for $31M plus royalties
Fenwal wins patent suit over Haemonetics | Legal News
Fenwal Inc. won a nearly 6-year battle against Haemonetics Corp. (NYSE:HAE) over blood separation technology, after a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled in its favor this week.
The case dates back to 2005, when Haemonetics accused the then-Baxter Healthcare (NYSE:BAX) subsidiary of infringing a patent for a portable blood-collection device.
Court Rules in Favor of Fenwal in Nearly 6-Year U.S. Patent Dispute with Haemonetics
LAKE ZURICH, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts has
granted Fenwal’s motions for summary judgment in two related patent
lawsuits brought by Haemonetics Corporation in 2005 and 2009. In its
ruling, the court held that the Fenwal Alyx® system kits do
not infringe the Haemonetics patent.
“We respect the intellectual property of other companies and have said
from the beginning that these suits have no merit”
BSX’s new CEO comes from JNJ, JNJ eyes heart biz, Patent reform favors the fast and flush | MassDevice.com +3
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Patent reform and med-tech: In-house initiatives at the U.S. Patent & Trademark office
The U.S. is on the verge of the largest shift the patent system has seen in decades as President Barack Obama prepares to sign a bill that will transform the process from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system.
The "America Invents Act," six years in the making, passed the Senate last week in a sweeping 89 to 9 vote accepting the bill, having won House approval in a similarly large landslide in March.
Patent reform and med-tech: The Supreme Court’s recent role in patent law
The U.S. is on the verge of the largest shift the patent system has seen in decades as President Barack Obama prepares to sign a bill that will transform the process from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system.
The "America Invents Act," six years in the making, passed the Senate last week in a sweeping 89 to 9 vote accepting the bill, having won House approval in a similarly large landslide in March.