MedTech news
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Philips has agreed to make a $300 million cash payment in a multi-year partnership with Masimo, a health technology company. 9 November 2016
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a ruling of a district court in a trademark infringement dispute between Abbott Laboratories and pharmacies, distributors and individuals. 4 November 2016
Americas
The regents of the University of California, the institution’s governing body, has filed a complaint against medical device company St. Jude Medical for allegedly infringing patents covering a method of treating atrial fibrillation. 28 October 2016
Americas
Varian Medical Systems, a radiation oncology treatments and software maker, has filed a lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement in a patent dispute with Swedish cancer treatment company Elekta. 27 October 2016
Americas
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday rejected Medtronic’s petition for a rehearing of a patent case against Bosch. 21 October 2016
Americas
The US Food and Drug Administration has awarded 21 new clinical trial research grants totalling more than $23 million in order to boost the development of products for patients with rare diseases. 20 October 2016
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Law firm Goodwin has hired Scott Lassman to join its Washington, DC office as a partner in the life sciences practice. 19 October 2016
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Pfizer has agreed to sell its infusion therapy business to US medical manufacturer ICU Medical for $1 billion. 11 October 2016
Pharma
On December 7, LSIPR will be hosting the Life Sciences Patents Network Europe 2016 at the Bloomsbury Hotel in London. Here we preview the main talking points. 7 October 2016
Americas
Enzo Life Sciences, a distributor of life sciences products, has filed a complaint against diagnostics supplier Hologic for allegedly infringing a patent centring on several technologies. 5 October 2016