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23 July 2024NewsEuropeSarah Speight

UPC confirms validity of Edwards Lifesciences heart valve tech patent

Paris Central Division issues its first revocation judgment in dispute brought by Meril subsidiaries in Italy, Germany and India | Decision means infringement action by Edwards can resume at Munich Local Division | Damages worth €8m ($8.7m) | Gide, Marks & Clerk, Potter Clarkson among representatives.

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