MedTech news
Asia
The English High Court has handed down a mixed ruling in a dispute between Edwards Lifesciences and its competitor Meril Life Sciences. 30 September 2020
Americas
Genetic sequencing company Illumina is set to pay $8 billion for Grail, a cancer detection company that was spun out of Illumina four years ago. 23 September 2020
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the owner of an artificial heart valve patent a remand under Arthrex, but shot down the company’s attempt to escape an inter partes review by citing a conflict. 10 September 2020
MedTech
Hearing implant manufacturer Cochlear has agreed to pay an additional $75 million to settle a patent infringement case if an original $268 million damages bill is upheld by the US Supreme Court. 19 August 2020
MedTech
An Amazon seller has agreed to pay almost $200,000 to settle a trademark lawsuit brought by face mask manufacturer 3M over alleged price gouging. 17 August 2020
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has thrown out a patent infringement lawsuit brought by two Illinois doctors against more than 300 hospitals. 17 August 2020
Europe
South Korean medical devices manufacturer Medit has prevailed in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Danish rival 3Shape in Germany. 6 August 2020
Americas
Johnson & Johnson has accused a medical supplier of distributing counterfeit surgical tools that are “bacterially contaminated and critically defective”. 29 June 2020
Americas
3M has settled with two companies it had accused of reselling N95 masks at inflated prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 23 June 2020
Pharma
The CJEU’s many attempts to clarify the law around SPCs has created more questions than answers, as Katie Cambrook and Ben Millson of Bristows explain. 23 June 2020