Guidant Infringes St. Jude Patent, Federal Jury Finds; Award Still Undecided
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Guidant infringes one of St. Jude Medical's patents for a feature of its pacemaker and defibrillator external programming software, a jury determined Dec. 16 in a Minneapolis federal court. The jury has yet to decide on the amount of damages to be awarded to St. Jude, but a decision is expected soon.