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3. Whistleblowing doc fired from Northwestern University
Dr. Nalini Rajamannan, a Northwestern University cardiologist who sparked a federal investigation into fellow physician and inventor of the Myxo annuloplasty ring for allegedly implanting the device in patients without consent, is fired from Northwestern after being denied tenure.
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2. Texas jury hands Applied Medical a win over Covidien
A Texas jury handed Applied Medical Resources a win over Covidien plc (NYSE:COV) in a long-running patent spat over surgical trocars, ruling that AMR does not infringe the patents and that Covidien’s patents are invalid, anyway.
1. KCI to withdraw from patent beefs
Kinetic Concepts Inc (NYSE:KCI) says it plans to withdraw from all patent infringement cases involving intellectual property licensed from Wake Forest University after a federal judge ruled the patents invalid last year.
