Jang v. Boston Scientific Corporation

  1. December 21, 2017

    Full Fed Circ. Won't Review Boston Sci Win In $200M IP Suit

    The Federal Circuit on Thursday summarily denied en banc review of a cardiologist's $200 million contract lawsuit seeking royalties from Boston Scientific on his stent patents, rejecting the doctor's claim that the company unfairly used a rare ensnarement defense.

  2. November 20, 2017

    Fed. Circ. Urged To Not Review Defense In $200M Patent Suit

    Boston Scientific urged the Federal Circuit on Friday not to rethink a holding that the company is shielded from liability by the rarely invoked ensnarement defense in a cardiologist's contract suit seeking more than $200 million in royalties on his stent patents, saying its use of the defense didn't come as a surprise.

  3. October 31, 2017

    Full Fed Circ. Asked To Review Ensnarement In $200M IP Suit

    The cardiologist who lost a contract suit seeking $200 million in royalties from Boston Scientific on his stent patents told the Federal Circuit in an en banc rehearing motion Monday that the company's use of the rare ensnarement defense "was the height of unfair surprise" and should have been disallowed.

  4. October 24, 2017

    Ensnarement 101: Anatomy Of An Uncommon Patent Defense

    A recent Federal Circuit decision clearing Boston Scientific Corp. in a $200 million patent case drew attention to the rarely invoked ensnarement defense to infringement. Here's a primer on how the defense works and why attorneys say accused infringers should consider using it more often.

  5. September 29, 2017

    Fed. Circ. Clears Boston Scientific In $200M Stent IP Case

    The Federal Circuit on Friday upheld a decision clearing Boston Scientific Corp. in a cardiologist's contract suit seeking more than $200 million in royalties on his stent patents, concluding that the company is shielded from liability by the rarely invoked ensnarement defense.

  6. August 11, 2017

    Fed. Circ. Pushed To Revive $200M Boston Scientific IP Suit

    A California cardiologist claiming that Boston Scientific Corp. owes him more than $200 million in royalty payments for using his patented stent technology argued to a Federal Circuit panel Friday that a trial court improperly threw out a favorable infringement verdict under the rarely used "ensnarement" defense.

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