Law360, New York (January 20, 2012, 11:19 PM ET) -- A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday ruled that two stent patents by Cordis Corp. and Pfizer Inc. unit Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. are invalid in a suit accusing Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific Corp. and Medtronic Inc. of violating the patents.
In an unpublished opinion, U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano rejected the plaintiffs’ claims that certain stents sold by Abbott, BSC and Medtronic had violated the patents covering stents used in the treatment of coronary artery disease, finding that the patents had not been adequately described...
Wyeth, Cordis Stent Patents Are Invalid, Judge Says
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