MEDTRONIC INC: Has $105MM in Disputed CRT Royalties at July 31

The amount of disputed royalties and interest related to certain of Medtronic, Inc.’s cardiac resynchronization therapy products has reached US$105 million, as of July 31, 2009.

Medtronic is a licensee to…

MEDTRONIC INC: Paid $179M Infringement Ruling to DePuy in June

Medtronic Inc., on June 30, 2009, paid US$179 million to DePuy Spine and Biedermann Motech GmbH in satisfaction of a final judgment in DePuy’s patent infringement suit against the Company’s…

MEDTRONIC INC: Inked Settlement of Abbott IP Disputes in July

Medtronic Inc., on July 27, 2009, announced global resolution of all outstanding intellectual property litigation with Abbott Laboratories.

The terms of the agreement stipulate that neither party will sue each other…

MEDTRONIC INC: Stents Patent Dispute with Wyeth & Cordis Ongoing

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…

MEDTRONIC INC: Has $86M Balance in ‘288 Patent Royalties Account

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$86 million as…

MEDTRONIC INC: Briefing on Appeal to ACS Rulings to End in June

Briefing on 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., is expected to…

MEDTRONIC INC: Cross Medical’s Patent Suit Settled in Dec. 2008

Cross Medical Products Inc.’s patent infringement suit against Medtronic Inc.’s subsidiary, Medtronic Sofamor Danek Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, was settled in December…

MEDTRONIC INC: Stents Patent Dispute with Wyeth & Cordis Ongoing

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…

MEDTRONIC INC: Patent Suit v. Biomet, EBI Settled in Dec. 2008

Medtronic Sofamor Danek Inc.’s patent infringement suit against Biomet Inc., the corporate parent of Cross Medical Products Inc., and its subsidiary EBI Spine LP, was settled in December 2008.

MSD, Medtronic…

MEDTRONIC INC: Has $83M Balance in ‘288 Patent Royalties Account

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$83 million as…

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