Medtronic v. Guidant
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Delaware federal court reverses prior patent infringement ruling against Medtronic's Driver and S7 coronary stents, Medtronic announces Feb. 2. The initial ruling, issued Jan. 5, found that Medtronic's products infringed one of Guidant's Lau patent claims (1"The Gray Sheet" Jan. 10, 2005, p. 3). On Feb. 7, a jury trial is scheduled to review Medtronic's claim that the Lau patents are invalid...