Medline Industries, Inc. v. C.R. Bard, Inc.

  1. September 12, 2018

    Medline's Docs Not False, Judge Says In Catheter Design Row

    Medline Industries Inc. in its patent infringement suit against C.R. Bard Inc. dodged counterclaims that its attorneys acted inequitably during prosecution of the patents at issue after an Illinois federal judge ruled Tuesday that documents Bard called false were not, and the company didn't prove Medline's attorneys intended to defraud the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

  2. April 04, 2018

    Bard Can't Get Surgery Kit Patent Suit Out Of Illinois

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday rejected C.R. Bard Inc.'s bid to transfer one of Medline Industries Inc.'s three similar patent suits to the Northern District of Georgia, saying that C.R. Bard hasn't proven the transfer is clearly warranted.

  3. January 23, 2018

    Medline Says TC Heartland Doesn't Apply To Bard Transfer Bid

    Medline Industries urged an Illinois federal judge on Monday not to transfer a patent suit against C.R. Bard Inc. to a different federal court post-TC Heartland, saying Bard has given up the right to "fracture" three related suits and that TC Heartland doesn't apply here.

  4. October 06, 2017

    Medline Says CR Bard Copied Innovative Surgery Kit

    Medical supply giant Medline is suing competitor C.R. Bard over the design of an infection-combating catheterization kit, telling an Illinois federal court in papers filed Thursday that Bard is willfully infringing a patent issued just weeks ago.

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