Insulet Presents its Argument in Patent Trial against Roche
shot by IP News Shots / 7:28 pm on 12 May, 2021
Insulet Corp. presented its argument as a patent infringement trial against Roche Holding AG began. The medical device maker asserted that Roche rushed to manufacture their tubeless insulin pumps before Insulet’s patent expired so that they could be ahead of their competitors.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1383433
Industry: Healthcare Equipment & Supplies, Healthcare Technology
CAFC Affirms ITC and PTAB Decisions Favouring Jubilant
shot by IP News Shots / 7:52 pm on 10 May, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed decisions in favour of Jubilant DraxImage Inc. dealing a blow to Bracco SpA. The orders affirmed by the CAFC included a decision by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) which found that three of Bracco’s patents were unenforceable and another finding by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) which deemed two Bracco patents as unpatentable.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/appellate/articles/1382174/fed-circ-backs-bracco-patent-losses-at-itc-ptab
Industry: Healthcare Technology
NeuroGrafix and Brainlab End Patent Infringement Fight Ahead of Trial
shot by IP News Shots / 5:20 pm on 29 April, 2021
The patent infringement lawsuit filed by NeuroGrafix against Brainlab, Inc. has been settled with an agreement. The case, due to go to trial at the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois over infringement of MRI imaging patents, has been resolved with a joint dismissal by both parties. The terms of the settlement agreement are not known.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1379668/long-running-mri-patent-row-settles-days-before-ill-trial
Industry: Healthcare Technology
PTAB Rules in Favour of Align Technology, Upholds Validity of Challenged Patent Claims
shot by IP News Shots / 6:58 pm on 28 April, 2021
Align Technology Inc. has triumphed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) as the tribunal upheld claims of a teeth imaging device patent challenged by 3Shape A/S. The challenger was not able to prove that the claims under review were invalid due to obviousness, which led to the PTAB’s decision favouring Align.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1378293/ptab-upholds-oral-imaging-patent-involved-in-dental-ip-row
Industry: Healthcare Technology
Patent Infringement Complaint against Apple at the ITC
shot by IP News Shots / 7:20 pm on 22 April, 2021
AliveCor, Inc. has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) asserting infringement of their patents by Apple Inc. The complaint with the ITC follows a lawsuit filed in the same regard alleging infringement with the sale of Apple watches. The plaintiff seeks to block the US import of the infringing products.
Read More at: https://www.alivecor.co.uk/press/press_release/alivecor-files-itc-complaint-seeking-to-bar-us-importation-of-apple-watch/
Industry: Consumer Electronics, Healthcare Technology, Household & Personal Products
Cerner and Athenahealth Fail to Get Healthcare Management System Patent Axed
shot by IP News Shots / 6:10 pm on 21 April, 2021
Cerner Corp. and athenahealth Inc. have been unable to persuade the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) should have invalidated a healthcare management system patent. The board had upheld most of the claims of the said patent. Notably, the petition of the plaintiffs failed as they raised issues on appeal that they had not presented to the board.
Read more at: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/cerner-athenahealth-lose-bid-to-nix-hospital-management-patent
Industry: Healthcare Technology