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20 January 2016Americas

US Supreme Court grants Medtronic’s GVR petition

The US Supreme Court has ordered a re-hearing of a spinal surgery patent dispute after it granted Medtronic’s grant, vacate, and remand (GVR) petition in its row with NuVasive.

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Federal Circuit wipes $100m damages award in Medtronic case

4 March 2015 The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned a $100 million damages sum awarded to Medtronic Sofamor Danek in a long-fought patent case between the medical device maker and San Diego-based NuVasive.

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28 July 2015 Medical device manufacturer Medtronic has asked the US Supreme Court to vacate a lower court ruling that it indirectly infringed a patent covering a machine used during spinal surgery, citing the latest ruling in Commil USA v Cisco Systems.

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