MedTech news
Americas
Johnson & Johnson has been handed another victory in its fight against counterfeits after being granted an injunction preventing several companies from selling “potentially deadly” versions of a blood glucose strip it produces. 21 August 2017
Americas
Procter & Gamble has failed to sue an alleged patent infringer after falling foul of the US Supreme Court’s clarification on appropriate venues for litigation. 21 August 2017
Americas
Biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific has dismissed its patent infringement action against DeNovix, US-based instrumentation business. 15 August 2017
Americas
A Massachusetts jury has awarded technology company Philips $10.4 million but also fined it $3.3 million in a seven-year patent infringement lawsuit against Zoll Medical. 4 August 2017
Americas
The US International Trade Commission has begun an investigation into Fujifilm over certain X-ray breast imaging devices. 28 July 2017
Europe
The technology commercialisation activities of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), an executive agency of the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD), generated £75 million ($97.9 million) in net additional exports between 2002/03 and 2015/16. 26 July 2017
Americas
Clinical-stage biotech company Juno Therapeutics has not taken kindly to another business using its name. 26 July 2017
Pharma
Medical research charity LifeArc has agreed to provide a range of technology transfer services to the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. 25 July 2017
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a ruling by the International Trade Commission on dental implant patents. 20 July 2017
Americas
A Michigan district court has ruled in favour of Stryker in a patent case against medical device company Zimmer after it was found to have infringed three patents belonging to Stryker. 20 July 2017