News Briefs: Invacare Update; Patent Trolls; VC Trends
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Invacare reports its earnings are hindered by an FDA consent decree, but management hopes to be released from the agreement soon. The American Hospital Association signs onto a letter to Congress calling for a crackdown on so-called “patent trolls.” More news in brief
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