IPR / PGR / CBM Medical Device Updates in June 2020
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Federal Circuit holds that PTAB erred in too narrowly construing the problem addressed in Smith & Nephew’s surgical patent
January 31, 2018—Smith & Nephew (“Smith”) own U.S. Patent No. 7,226,459, entitled “Reciprocating Rotary Arthroscopic Surgical Instrument.” The patent pertains…
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB in Arthrex Suture Patent IPR
January 25, 2018 – The Federal Circuit upheld the judgment of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) in IPR2016-00917,…
Federal Circuit Affirms Mitral Valve Implant Trade Secret Misappropriation Ruling
September 6, 2017 – In May, 2016, a Massachusetts federal jury found that Neovasc Inc. had misappropriated trade secrets relating…
Federal Circuit Denies Patent of Bone Implant Invention
August 28, 2017 – On August 25, 2017, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s determination that…
Federal Circuit Affirms ITC Infringement Finding On Dental Patents
July 20, 2017-The Federal Circuit affirmed an ITC ruling that a dental supply company and its U.S. subsidiary imported dental…
Federal Circuit Affirms ITC’s Limited Exclusion of Instradent’s Dental Implants
July 19, 2017 — On July 19, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the…
Federal Circuit Affirms Mirowski’s Obligation to Pay Medtronic’s Attorneys’ Fees
April 5, 2017 – The Federal Circuit found a Delaware district court did not err in requiring Plaintiff Mirowski Family…
Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidity of Greatbatch Ltd. Patent
Feb. 10, 2017 – In a per curiam order, the Federal Circuit affirmed a ruling from the Patent Trial and…
Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB Concerning Scalpel Claim
January 10, 2017 – The Federal Circuit reversed a PTAB decision that rejected a claim covering a scalpel used in…