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"You Assert That a 'Spike' is a Non-Pointed Structure Under This Patent? That Will Cost You $4.6 Million, Counselor!"

March 18, 2009

As I’ve said so many times in this blog, it’s not the law you need to fear, it’s the judge. In CU Medical v. Alaris Medical System (a patent infringement case involving medical valves) the patent owner/plaintiff argued that the term “spike,” described in the patent as “a pointed instrument,” included non-pointed structures, such as

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Zealous Advocacy, or Abuse of Advocacy?

October 11, 2008

In the Medtronic v. BrainLab patent litigation in U.S. District Court in Colorado, Senior U.S. District Judge Richard P. Matsch has sanctioned Medtronic Navigation, Inc. and its lawyers $4.3 million, an amount which represents part of the attorney’s fees and costs incurred by BrainLab in defending this case. This order is a follow-up to his

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