Apple Challenges Plaintiff Over Ownership of Patents at Issue
shot by IP News Shots / 6:13 pm on 05 March, 2021
Recently, two Federal Circuit judges questioned Apple Inc. on contract language at the heart of a dispute over whether Omni MedSci Inc. that filed a lawsuit against Apple for patent infringement owns the patents at issue. Omni had claimed that the Apple Watch infringed two of its patents on health-related sensors. However, Apple stated that Omni does not own the patents as the inventor who sold them to Omni had automatically assigned them as well as other future inventions to his ex-university employer.
Read more at: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/apple-faces-dubious-federal-circuit-on-patent-ownership-argument
Industry: Consumer Electronics, Healthcare Equipment & Supplies
DSM Wins Vitamin Patent Battle against Anhui Tiger
shot by IP News Shots / 6:08 pm on 05 March, 2021
DSM, a prominent nutritional ingredients manufacturer, emerged victorious in a patent fight against Anhui Tiger Vitamin after the China’s Supreme People’s Court ruled in its favour. The dispute between the two companies was regarding the stereoselective synthesis of biotin. The court has ordered Anhui Tiger to stop use of the said synthetic route and pay damages to DSM.
Read more at: https://cen.acs.org/policy/intellectual-property/DSM-prevails-vitamin-patent-case/99/i8
Industry: Healthcare Equipment & Supplies
Bayer Accuses Ecomed of Infringing on Two of Their Patents
shot by IP News Shots / 7:00 pm on 24 February, 2021
Bayer AG has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Ecomed Solutions LLC for infringement of two of their patents. Bayer has asserted that Ecomed infringes on their patents with the sale of the syringes designed for use with Bayer’s CT Injection System. The plaintiff seeks an award of damages arising from the infringement.
Read More at: https://www.lifesciencesipreview.com/news/bayer-sues-over-syringes-used-in-ct-scans-4373
Industry: Healthcare Equipment & Supplies
Minerva Files Brief against Assignor Estoppel Doctrine
shot by IP News Shots / 6:51 pm on 24 February, 2021
Minerva Surgical Inc. has filed a brief against the Assignor Estoppel Doctrine with the Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS). The appellant argues that the doctrine which bars an inventor from challenging a patent after selling it is ‘uncommonly lawless’ and that the SCOTUS should look into it.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/articles/1357755/justices-told-assignor-estoppel-is-uncommonly-lawless-
Industry: Healthcare Equipment & Supplies
CAFC Reverses Patent Validity Ruling by PTAB
shot by IP News Shots / 7:06 pm on 19 February, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) found certain claims of a patent upheld by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to be invalid due to obviousness and others to be reviewed by the board. The PTAB had upheld the claims of a skin cancer detection device patent belonging to Melanoscan LLC challenged by Canfield Scientific Inc.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/articles/1356380/fed-circ-says-ptab-wrongly-upheld-cancer-detection-patent
Industry: Healthcare Equipment & Supplies
GE Healthcare Sells Molecular Breast Imaging Assets Including Patents
shot by IP News Shots / 6:00 pm on 09 February, 2021
GE Healthcare has sold its molecular breast cancer imaging assets including the related patents in a divestiture deal. The deal has been signed with SmartBreast Corporation for which the financial details have not been divulged.
Read More at: https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/ge-healthcare-hands-off-molecular-breast-imaging-assets-to-newcomer-smartbreast
Industry: Healthcare Equipment & Supplies