UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION v. VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

  1. June 29, 2012

    Varian Again Loses Bid To Nix Pitt X-Ray Patent Ruling

    Varian Medical Systems Inc. on Friday was again denied its bid to have discarded a Pennsylvania federal court's findings that the company infringed a cancer-treatment device patent owned by the University of Pittsburgh in a case that has netted a $74 million damages verdict for Pitt.

  2. April 25, 2012

    Pitt's Award Doubled To $74M For Varian's Willful Infringment

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday doubled a jury's damages verdict against Varian Medical Systems Inc. to $74 million after finding that the company had blatantly infringed a cancer-treatment device patent owned by the University of Pittsburgh.

  3. April 18, 2012

    Jury Sides With Pitt In $37M Radiation Patent Row With Varian

    A Pennsylvania federal jury on Wednesday upheld a patent for a cancer-treatment device owned by the University of Pittsburgh, leaving Varian Medical Systems Inc. facing $37 million in potential damages as a result of its infringement.

  4. February 28, 2012

    Invalidity Claim To Be Tried In Pitt, Varian Patent Fight

    A trial on the validity of the University of Pittsburgh's patent covering a radiation device for cancer treatment will go forward, a Pennsylvania federal judge said Tuesday, following a $37 million jury verdict against Varian Medical Systems Inc. for willful infringement.

  5. February 23, 2012

    Varian Hit With $37M Verdict In Pitt Patent Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal jury on Thursday awarded nearly $37 million to the University of Pittsburgh after finding that Varian Medical Systems Inc. willfully infringed a patent for a device used in radiation cancer treatments.

  6. January 26, 2012

    Jury Finds Varian Willfully Infringed Cancer Patent

    A Pennsylvania federal jury on Thursday reached a verdict that Varian Medical Systems Inc. willfully infringed a University of Pittsburgh patent for a device used in radiation cancer treatments.

  7. January 03, 2012

    Varian Found To Infringe University's Radiation Patent

    A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Friday that Varian Medical Systems Inc. has infringed a University of Pittsburgh patent for a device used in radiation cancer treatments, setting the stage for a trial this month on whether the infringement was willful.

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