Nevro Corp v. Boston Scientific Corporation et al

  1. July 25, 2018

    Boston Scientific Chips Away At Nevro Patents, Beats IP Suit

    A California federal judge invalidated several claims of four Nevro Corp. patents covering spinal cord stimulation technology Tuesday and ruled that Boston Scientific Corp. didn't infringe the remaining claims with its own technology.

  2. July 06, 2018

    Nevro Patents Likely Nixed From Row With Boston Scientific

    A California federal judge said Friday he would probably trim several patents from Nevro's suit claiming Boston Scientific infringed its spinal cord stimulation technology for pain treatment, saying the patents' vagueness was either "sloppy drafting" or a deliberate effort to "grab anything that comes close to the invention."

  3. May 08, 2018

    Arnold & Porter Sanctioned In Boston Scientific IP Case

    A California federal judge sanctioned Arnold & Porter on Tuesday to the tune of $2,500 for filing frivolous motions to seal public documents on behalf of Boston Scientific Corp. in its fight against Nevro Corp.'s patent infringement suit, warning that "next time, the sanction will be far heavier."

  4. February 16, 2018

    Boston Scientific IP Attys Must Defend Doc-Redact Request

    A California federal judge on Thursday denied Boston Scientific Corp.'s bid to seal documents related to Nevro Corp.'s suit claiming infringement of its spinal cord pain treatment patents, saying Boston's attorneys must file explanations why they shouldn't be sanctioned for "frivolous and vexatious conduct."

  5. October 04, 2017

    Atty's Tactic At USPTO Not Illegal, Judge Says

    A California federal judge found Wednesday that Boston Scientific Corp. couldn't claim that medical device maker Nevro Inc.'s failure to correct a patent examiner's misunderstanding of prior art was inequitable conduct, though the judge had said in an earlier hearing the tactic "may be a little sleazy."

  6. September 28, 2017

    Attys Who Don't Correct Patent Examiners 'Sleazy': Judge

    Medical device maker Nevro Corp. urged a California federal judge Thursday to strike Boston Scientific Corp.'s inequitable conduct defense against its patent claims, arguing attorneys aren't obliged to correct a USPTO examiner's misunderstanding of prior art during patent prosecution — a tactic the judge called "a little sleazy."

  7. November 29, 2016

    Boston Scientific Hit With IP Suit Over Pain Treatment Tech

    Medical device company Nevro Corp. sued Boston Scientific Corp. in California federal court Monday for alleged infringement of Nevro patents covering spinal cord stimulation technology for the treatment of chronic pain.

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