Motions for new trial and JMOL on damages denied after remand.

Cordis Corp. v. Medtronic Vascular, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 97-550-SLR (Consolidated); Boston Scientific Corporation, et al. v. Ethicon, Inc., et al. C.A. No. 98-19-SLR, September 15, 2008.

Robinson, J.  Following decade-long litigation, the Court grants Cordis’ motion for entry of final judgment and denies BSC’s motion for new trial and Medtronic’s motion for JMOL on lost profit damages.

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Patent claims held invalid due to nonstatutory double patenting

Boehringer Ingelheim Int’l GMBH, et al. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., et al., No. 05-700-JJF, June 16, 2008.


Farnan, J.  After a bench trial, the Court issued findings of fact and conclusions of law.  The Court ruled that disputed claims were infringed, but that the claims at issue are invalid for nonstatutory double patenting.

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JMOL and new trial were denied in stent case

Delaware the wrong forum for inventorship dispute

St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Mirage Systems, Inc. et al., No. 05-273-JJF, Mar. 8, 2006.

Farnan, J.  Motion to dismiss claims against individual defendants for improper venue granted. Defendants’ motion to dismiss or stay is granted.

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