October 21, 2010
A federal judge has handed Smith & Nephew Inc. a resounding win against rival medical technology company Kinetic Concepts Inc., overturning a jury verdict and invalidating two patents Kinetic asserted against Smith & Nephew’s negative pressure wound therapy devices.
April 08, 2010
Smith & Nephew PLC is seeking a new trial now that a jury has found that the company’s negative pressure wound therapy devices infringe two patents held by Kinetic Concepts Inc. and directed the defendant to pay more than $1 million.
March 10, 2010
A federal jury has found that Smith & Nephew PLC’s negative pressure wound therapy devices violate two patents held by Kinetic Concepts Inc., awarding the medical technology company more than $1 million.
November 17, 2009
Citing doubts about the scope and validity of Kinetic Concept Inc.’s wound therapy patents, a federal judge has denied the medical device company's request for a preliminary injunction in its infringement suit against rival Smith & Nephew Inc.
July 24, 2009
Dealing a blow to Kinetic Concepts Inc.'s rivals in the medical device market, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has confirmed the validity of three of the company's patents related to vacuum assisted wound treatment technologies.