COVIDIEN PLC: Secures Reversal of Becton Patent Suit Ruling

Covidien plc secured a reversal of the infringement finding in the suit styled Becton Dickinson and Company v. Tyco Healthcare Group LP. The patent infringement action was filed in the…

COVEDIEN LTD: To Pursue Options to Reverse Infringement Finding

Covidien Ltd., in its Form 10-Q dated May 4, 2009, says it intends to pursue all available means to achieve a reversal of the infringement finding in the suit styled…

BECTON DICKINSON: Defends RTI’s Patent Breach Suit Over Syringes

Becton Dickinson and Co. is facing Retractable Technologies Inc.’s suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that the Company’s Integra TM syringes infringe a…

BECTON DICKINSON: March 2009 Trial Set for RTI’s Patent Claims

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has scheduled to commence trial on Retractable Technologies Inc.’s patent claims against Becton Dickinson & Co. in March 2009.

RTI filed…

BECTON DICKINSON: Abbott’s Glucose Monitoring Patent Invalidated

The jury in Therasense, Inc.’s patent infringement suit, on Aug. 8, 2008, ruled in favor of Becton, Dickinson and Co. and determined that Abbott Laboratories’ patent is not valid.

On May…