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Supreme Court Upholds, but Limits, Patent Infringement Defense of "Assignor Estoppel" - Knobbe Medical The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided a case resolving a patent dispute between two medical device companies, Hologic, Inc. and Minerva Surgical. The opinion was closely watched because it raised the question of whether an inventor who has assigned a patent is legally prevented from later attackin...

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Conformis Continues Litigations Against Patient-Specific Medical Technologies - Knobbe Medical On June 3, 2021, Conformis continued its patent enforcement efforts involving patient-specific technologies by filing suit against Bodyhub and Exactech in the Middle District of Florida. In a first complaint, filed against Exactech, Conformis accused Exactech’s Vantage® Total Ankle System of infr...

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Cryoablation Competition Heats Up - Knobbe Medical Atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart rhythm disorder, is often treated with cardiac ablation. Cardiac ablation uses RF (heating) or cryothermal (cooling) energy to scar the areas of the heart muscle that are responsible for the abnormal heart rhythm. Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific, and B...