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22 August 2024NewsAmericasLiz Hockley

Federal Circuit denies rehearing in heart valve case

Judges will not rehear safe harbour case between Edwards and Meril | Medtech company said court’s precedent ‘distorts the market’ for patented products.

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Judge tears into ‘safe harbour’ ruling in heart valve system case

26 March 2024 Judge’s dissenting opinion challenges the interpretation of the safe harbour provision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | Decision concerns Meril's importation of transcatheter heart valve systems in a dispute with Edwards Lifesciences | Court majority upheld the district court's ruling favouring Meril.

UPC confirms validity of Edwards Lifesciences heart valve tech patent

23 July 2024 Paris Central Division issues its first revocation judgment in dispute brought by Meril subsidiaries in Italy, Germany and India | Decision means infringement action by Edwards can resume at Munich Local Division | Damages worth €8m ($8.7m) | Gide, Marks & Clerk, Potter Clarkson among representatives.

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Judge tears into ‘safe harbour’ ruling in heart valve system case

26 March 2024 Judge’s dissenting opinion challenges the interpretation of the safe harbour provision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | Decision concerns Meril's importation of transcatheter heart valve systems in a dispute with Edwards Lifesciences | Court majority upheld the district court's ruling favouring Meril.

UPC confirms validity of Edwards Lifesciences heart valve tech patent

23 July 2024 Paris Central Division issues its first revocation judgment in dispute brought by Meril subsidiaries in Italy, Germany and India | Decision means infringement action by Edwards can resume at Munich Local Division | Damages worth €8m ($8.7m) | Gide, Marks & Clerk, Potter Clarkson among representatives.

More on this story

Judge tears into ‘safe harbour’ ruling in heart valve system case

26 March 2024 Judge’s dissenting opinion challenges the interpretation of the safe harbour provision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | Decision concerns Meril's importation of transcatheter heart valve systems in a dispute with Edwards Lifesciences | Court majority upheld the district court's ruling favouring Meril.

UPC confirms validity of Edwards Lifesciences heart valve tech patent

23 July 2024 Paris Central Division issues its first revocation judgment in dispute brought by Meril subsidiaries in Italy, Germany and India | Decision means infringement action by Edwards can resume at Munich Local Division | Damages worth €8m ($8.7m) | Gide, Marks & Clerk, Potter Clarkson among representatives.

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