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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a decision by the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board which centered on the validity of a patent for an ophthalmic illuminator. 21 January 2021
Americas
Sister medical device companies, Medical Components and Martech Medical Products, are liable for $1.2 million after a federal court in Pennsylvania ruled that both infringed a patent covering the design of a handle on a medical device. 18 January 2021
Americas
US customs officials at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York have seized 100,000 counterfeit 3M N95 masks imported from Hong Kong. 18 January 2021
Americas
The US Supreme Court will decide whether or not to maintain a legal doctrine which stops inventors who sell their patent rights from later claiming the patents are invalid. 11 January 2021
Americas
A manufacturer of healthcare products including personal protective equipment has accused a newly incorporated company of trying to confuse consumers during the Covid-19 pandemic. 24 December 2020
Americas
Medical device company Nevro has agreed to drop a patent infringement suit which accused Boston Scientific of infringing patents related to spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapy. 16 December 2020
Pharma
Between Brexit and COVID-19, 2020 has had seismic implications for the life sciences industries. Sally Shorthose and Rumana Khanom of Bird & Bird report. 15 December 2020
MedTech
Flexicare infringed a breathing tube patent owned by New Zealand appliance maker Fisher & Paykel (F&P), the English High Court has ruled. 10 December 2020
Americas
A medical technology subsidiary of Siemens has settled a lawsuit against a former vice president, who it accused of stealing trade secrets related to heart catheter devices. 3 December 2020
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Philips was not anti-competitive when it refused a medical equipment maintenance company access to its software for ultrasound machines but did misuse its copyright, the US District Court for the Western District of Washington has ruled. 24 November 2020


