UPDATED Sept. 18, 2019, with additional inter partes win for KFx. KFx Medical yesterday defeated a challenge by Stryker (NYSE:SYK) to one of its patents covering orthopedic suture anchors when the U.S. Patent Trial & Appeals board declined to initiate an inter partes review. U.S. patent no. 7,585,311, covering a “System and method for attaching […]
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KFx inks Zimmer licensing deal, sues Stryker over patent infringement
KFx Medical said yesterday it inked a licensing agreement with Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) for patents used in knotless double row rotator cuff repair and that it filed a lawsuit against Stryker (NYSE:SYK) which it claims infringes on patents also related to knotless double row rotator cuff repair. Through the licensing agreement, Zimmer Biomet and its affiliates will have the […]
Wright Medical, KFx settle patent spat, ink licensing deal
KFx Medical said today it and Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) agreed to dismiss patent litigation over rotator cuff repair patents between the companies and ink a licensing deal. Through the newly inked deal, Memphis, Tenn.-based Wright Medical and its affiliates will have the right to promote the use of products and techniques for knotless double row rotator cuff […]
ConMed licenses KFx rotator cuff repair patents
KFx Medical has inked a new licensing agreement with ConMed (NSDQ:CNMD) related to its knotless double row rotator cuff repair patents. Through the agreement, ConMed and its subsidiaries will have the right to market products and techniques for knotless double row rotator cuff repair. The companies said that approximately 1/3rd of the rotator cuff repairs in the […]
KFx logs another legal win over Arthrex
A federal judge in New Jersey last week handed another win to KFx Medical in its latest legal battle with orthopedics rival Arthrex. KFx sued Arthrex in August 2011, alleging infringement of its patents by Arthrex’s SutureBridge and SpeedBridge devices for rotator cuff repair and Achilles tendon repair. In October 2013 a jury found for KFx, awarding $29 million in damages. […]
Conmed acquires KFx’s AppianFx soft tissue fixation device
KFx Medical said today that ConMed (NSDQ:CNMD) acquired its AppianFx soft tissue fixation device for an undisclosed amount. “The AppianFx system fits perfectly within the broad sports medicine Conmed product line,” KFx president & CEO Tate Scott said in prepared remarks. “We are pleased to see this remarkable product get the broader exposure possible from the Conmed […]
Supreme Court denies Arthrex in $29m loss to KFx Medical
The U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to review a $29 million patent infringement loss for Arthrex, which wanted the high court to overturn a victory for orthopedics rival KFx Medical. In petitioning the Supremes, Arthrex argued that the appeals court’s decision to treat the “reason to combine” question in determining the obviousness of patent validity as a factual […]
Arthrex looks to Supreme Court in patent spat with KFx Medical
Arthrex asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a $29 million Federal Circuit Court patent decision from a case against rival KFx Medical, according to court filings submitted Sept. 4. In the writ of certiorari, Arthrex said that the court’s decision to treat the “reason to combine” question in determining the obviousness of patent validity as a factual […]
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Arthrex loses another appeal bid in $35m loss to KFx
Arthrex lost another bid for an appeal of its $35 million patent infringement loss to orthopedics rival KFx Medical when a federal appeals court declined to revisit the case.
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