Medtronic Inc. continues to face lawsuits by Abbott regarding Medtronic’s large vessel bare metal stents in France, Germany and Japan.
In the German proceeding, a trial date is set for Aug.…
No dates have been set in a consultant’s arbitration action against Lear Corp. seeking royalties, according to the Company’s latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities…
Sealy Corporation reports that on June 15, 2009, it was served with a lawsuit filed by Tempur-Pedic, LLC North America in the Western District of Virginia. In the lawsuit, Tempur-Pedic…
Medtronic Inc.’s appeal to the adverse rulings in the patent infringement suit filed by Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc. against the Company’s subsidiary, Medtronic Vascular Inc., remains pending.
On Dec. 24, 1997,…
VerwertungsGesellschaft Wort’s claims challenging the German Federal Supreme Court judgment in VG Wort’s copyright levies lawsuit against Hewlett Packard Co. remain pending.
In June 2001, VG Wort, a collection agency representing…
Medtronic Inc. remains in dispute with Abbott over the validity of its European Lau patent in the Netherlands.
On June 18, 2008, Abbott initiated legal proceedings in the Netherlands against Medtronic…
A hearing date has been set by the appeals court in Munich for Feb. 18, 2010, on the claim filed by Zenstralle Fur Uberspielungrechte, a joint association of various German…
The current balance in the interest-bearing escrow account for putative royalties for the 4,407,288 Patent to be paid by Medtronic, Inc. to Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC is US$85 million as…
Medtronic Inc. and its subsidiary, Medtronic AVE, Inc. remain in dispute with Wyeth and Cordis Corporation over the alleged infringement of “Morris” patents.
On Feb. 22, 2008, Wyeth and Cordis Corporation…
Johnson Controls Inc.’s motion for reconsideration of the ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in Lear Corp.’s patent infringement suit remains pending.
The Company sued…