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Home » ITC grants Varian bid for Elekta investigation

ITC grants Varian bid for Elekta investigation

November 2, 2015 By Brad Perriello

Varian, ElektaThe U.S. International Trade Commission said last week that it will begin an investigation into alleged Tariff Act violations by Elekta (STO:EKTA B), based on a complaint by arch-rival Varian Medical (NYSE:VAR).

Varian makes the TruBeam and VitalBeam radiotherapy systems, which compete with Elekta’s Versa HD and Infinity devices.

The ITC said Oct. 26 that it would open the probe based on a Sept. 25 complaint by Palo Alto, Calif.-based Varian against Elekta and several subsidiaries in Sweden, the U.K., Germany, China and the U.S., including Impac Medical Systems of Sunnyvale, Calif.

Varian’s complaint seeks an exclusion order and a cease & desist order, the ITC said. The company also filed a pair of lawsuits against Elekta in federal courts in Delaware and California, alleging infringement of 4 patents by Elekta’s GammaKnife Icon, Versa HD, Axesse, Infinity, Synergy, Agility and VMAT (Monaco) products, according to court documents.

“We do not foresee any material business impact as a result of these claims. They are apparently part of Varian’s legal strategy against a lawsuit from William Beaumont Hospital and Elekta Ltd. earlier this year,” Elekta president & CEO Tomas Puusepp said in prepared remarks.

Elekta sued Varian last June in a Michigan federal court, alleging infringement of a trio of patents covering “Cone-beam computed tomography with a flat-panel imager” by Varian’s TrueBeam device.

Apart from their most recent hostilities, the 2 companies have a history of fractiousness that’s reached as far afield as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Filed Under: Legal News, Radiosurgery/Radiation therapy Tagged With: Elekta, Varian Medical Systems

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