IPRs instituted on stent patents
February 27, 2015 – The PTAB granted W.L. Gore’s petition requesting an inter partes review of three patents related to…
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IPR instituted on a bone treatment patent
February 27, 2015 – The PTAB granted Stryker’s petition requesting an inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 6,280,456 related…
PTAB lifts reexamination stay
February 26, 2015 – The USPTO lifted its stay of a reexamination due to dwindling patent term. The case is…
Court denies motions to preclude
February 26, 2015 – A Court denied defendant’s motions to preclude plaintiff’s experts and prior art references disclosed after the…
Naturs Design sues Silent Night for infringement
February 26, 2015 – Naturs Design filed an infringement action against Silent Night for their respiratory masks. The case is…
New FDA citizen’s petition
On February 25, 2015, a citizen’s petition was filed by Koch Parafinczuk and Wolf, P.A. (“Petitioner”), with the FDA asking…
Petition for inter partes review by WL Gore & Associates
On February 23, 2015, the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) issued a decision in an inter partes review…
Wright Medical denied rehearing for institution of IPR
February 20, 2015 – The PTAB denied Wright Medical’s request for rehearing an earlier decision denying institution of inter partes…
IPRs filed against video imaging system patents
February 20, 2015 – Stryker Communications, Inc. and Stryker Corp. filed petitions for inter partes review of Karl Storz Endoscopy-America,…
PTAB finds claims directed to a spinal fusion implant unpatentable
February 20, 2015 – In two related inter partes review decisions, the PTAB found that NuVasive, Inc.’s U.S. Patent Nos….