Globus Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit against Life Spine, Seeks Compensation and Blocking Order
shot by IP News Shots / 6:59 pm on 14 October, 2021
Globus Medical Inc., has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Life Spine Inc.’s ProLift Line of expandable implants for spinal fusion surgeries at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The plaintiff claims that the defendant infringes 7 patents for the technology used to help patients with spinal disorders. Globus is seeking monetary compensation for royalty and a court order for stopping future unauthorized use of inventions.
Industry: Healthcare Equipment & Supplies, Healthcare Technology | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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PTAB Affirms Fitbit’s Claims, Invalidates Most of Philips Patent
shot by IP News Shots / 5:54 pm on 06 October, 2021
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) have disapproved most of the claims by Philips North America LLC. Fitbit Inc. had challenged the claims made by Philips regarding medical device communication patent. The board stated that those claims were evident or predicted by earlier patents. The panel found that a dozen claims in the Phillips patent at issue were not patentable. The patent is aimed to pair personal medical devices with wireless location functions so that if someone needs medical attention, health professionals are indicated. But according to the court, this is already anticipated by a patent referred to as Jacobsen.
Industry: Healthcare Technology, Wireless Communications | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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CAFC Overturns PTAB’s Ruling in Heart Valve IP Dispute
shot by IP News Shots / 5:50 pm on 06 October, 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. It was related to an artificial heart valve patent challenged by Abbott Laboratories unit St. Jude Medical LLC. It determined that the board depended on inaccurate construction of claims that led to claims in another patent to be restored. The news came as a non-precedential order inclining majorly on a ruling the same panel made in 2020 that had reversed a favorable PTAB ruling for St. Jude Medical. It had made efforts to disapprove claims in another patent owned by Snyders Heart Valve LLC.
Industry: Healthcare Equipment & Supplies, Healthcare Technology | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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Eurofins Viracor Wins Patent Infringement Case against CareDx
shot by IP News Shots / 6:01 pm on 04 October, 2021
Eurofins Viracor, Inc. has won the patent infringement case against CareDx, Inc. The U.S. District Court for District of Delaware pronounced that the patent declared in CareDx’s lawsuit against Eurofins is invalid. The case was regarding Eurofins’ critically important diagnostic tools to manage organ rejection risk. The court accepted Eurofins arguments and judged in its favor.
Industry: Healthcare Equipment & Supplies, Healthcare Technology | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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3M and Nuance Resolve Patent Dispute over Medical Transcription Services
shot by IP News Shots / 5:34 pm on 29 September, 2021
3M Health Information Systems Inc., MModal Services Ltd. and some of the MModal affiliates, and rival business Nuance Communications Inc. have resolved their patent dispute over medical transcription services. The settlement notice was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. All the parties were expecting rulings for pending motions for a long time. The dispute was regarding four MModal patents and two Nuance patents related to digital systems for recording and transcribing doctors’ notes.
Industry: Healthcare Technology | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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Intel Gets PTAB to Review Yet Another Learning Machine Technology Patent
shot by IP News Shots / 6:07 pm on 22 September, 2021
Intel Corporation has persuaded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to review the claims for a learning machine technology patent. PTAB has ruled that Intel was successful in showing that several claims in Health Discovery Corporation’s patent were possibly invalid due to obviousness.
Industry: Healthcare Technology, IT Services | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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