Greatbatch Ltd. v. AVX Corporation et al

  1. August 01, 2019

    AVX Can't Shake Greatbatch's $22M Pacemaker Patent Win

    A Delaware federal judge on Wednesday shot down AVX Corp.'s bid to toss a jury's decision that it must pay medical device maker Greatbatch Ltd. $22 million for infringing three pacemaker patents, rejecting its arguments there was no infringement and the damages theory was flawed.

  2. March 22, 2019

    AVX Seeks Redo Of Greatbatch's $22M Pacemaker Patent Win

    Electronic components maker AVX Corp. on Thursday asked a Delaware federal judge for a new trial in hopes of reversing a jury's January decision that it must pay medical device maker Greatbatch Ltd. $22 million for infringing three patents for pacemakers.

  3. January 15, 2019

    Greatbatch Gets $22M In Redo Of Pacemaker Patent Trial

    Medical device maker Greatbatch Ltd. received a $22 million damages award Monday following a six-day trial in Delaware federal court over three pacemaker technology patents infringed by AVX Corp., replacing a 2016 jury decision that awarded it $37.5 million.

  4. August 11, 2017

    Greatbatch-AVX Trial's Willfulness Stage Ends In Hung Jury

    A Delaware federal jury deadlocked Friday on a Greatbatch Ltd. claim that AVX Corp. acted willfully when it infringed a medical implant component patent, ending a week of split trial outcomes for the two industry competitors and longtime intellectual property antagonists.

  5. August 10, 2017

    Del. Jury Finds AVX Infringed Greatbatch Device Patent

    A federal jury in Delaware on Thursday found that AVX Corp. infringed one of the Greatbatch Ltd.'s patents at issue in a weeklong trial connected to pacemaker components, setting in motion further proceedings to determine whether the infringement was willful.

  6. August 07, 2017

    Greatbatch, AVX Duel Over Proof And 'Illusion' In IP Trial

    Greatbatch Ltd. and AVX Corp. opened the latest trial round in their multiyear patent war Monday by offering jurors clashing interpretations of tiny pacemaker component images, with Greatbatch saying the cross-sections clearly prove infringement and AVX calling the pictures "illusions."

  7. July 20, 2017

    Greatbatch, AVX Argue Final Details Ahead Of Patent Trial

    Medical device makers Greatbatch Ltd. and AVX Corp. nailed down more details Thursday for two upcoming trials in a four-plus-year patent fight, with a weeklong jury trial over two Greatbatch infringement claims against AVX slated for next month in Delaware.

  8. December 13, 2016

    Greatbatch Can't Hike Damages After Patent Win Against AVX

    Medical implants maker Greatbatch Ltd. is not entitled to enhanced damages under the Supreme Court's Halo decision in the wake of its $37.5 million jury win over AVX Corp. for patent infringement, as a Delaware federal judge on Tuesday refused to scrap a finding that AVX did not commit willful infringement of three patents.

  9. February 22, 2016

    AVX Wants $37.5M Greatbatch Award Axed In Patent Fight

    AVX Corp. has asked a Delaware federal judge to jettison a $37.5 million patent infringement damages award to medical implants maker Greatbatch Ltd., citing "unconscionable" withholding of documents contradicting Greatbatch claims that AVX products unfairly forced down Greatbatch prices.

  10. January 26, 2016

    Greatbatch Wins $37.5M In AVX Patent Trial

    A Delaware federal jury found AVX Corp. liable for $37.5 million in damages Tuesday for infringing patents assigned to medical implants maker Greatbatch Ltd., rejecting each of AVX's defenses and awarding Greatbatch all monies sought for lost sales, royalties and price erosion.

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