Tyco Healthcare Group LP et al v. Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc

  1. March 28, 2013

    Covidien Nets $177M From J&J Unit In Scalpel Patent Suit

    A Connecticut federal judge on Thursday awarded medical supplier Covidien PLC $176.5 million in damages after finding that Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. infringed three of Covidien's patents covering ultrasonic scalpels.

  2. September 23, 2011

    J&J Scalpel Unit Can't Duck Tyco Patent Suit

    A Connecticut federal judge ruled Friday that Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. couldn't shake a suit claiming it had infringed three Tyco Healthcare Group LP scalpel patents, nixing two of Ethicon's affirmative defenses.