March 28, 2012
A California federal judge ruled Monday that medical device company Covidien PLC is not infringing rival Applied Medical Resources Corp.'s patent covering technology for a gas-tight seal used with surgical instruments, but declined to declare the patent is invalid.
May 24, 2011
Applied Medical Resources Corp. said Monday that it had filed a lawsuit against Covidien PLC in California alleging infringement of a recently issued patent covering technology for a gas-tight seal used in surgical instruments, and arguing that Covidien has repeatedly infringed its patents.