J&J Stent Patents Found Invalid In Boston Sci Suit

Law360, New York (January 22, 2010, 10:43 AM ET) -- Boston Scientific Corp. has prevailed in a consolidated suit against Johnson & Johnson Inc., now that a federal judge has found invalid four J&J patents for a drug-eluting stent.

The summary judgment ruling Wednesday by Judge Sue L. Robinson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware halted a trial that was to begin in February.

In a memorandum opinion, Judge Robinson held that the disputed claims of the four patents — which J&J alleged were infringed by the Promus stent system produced by...
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