July 22, 2025
A D.C. federal judge has shot down two industry groups' challenge to a rule that placed medical device diagnostic procedures and repairs under fair use copyright exceptions, saying all of their challenges under the Administrative Procedure Act were unpersuasive.
March 08, 2023
A D.C. federal judge has agreed to boot a medical device alliance's suit against the federal government over a final rule categorizing device repair as fair use under U.S. copyright law, finding that the government didn't act beyond its authority when it issued the exemption.
March 29, 2022
A group of medical device manufacturers asked a D.C. federal judge on Tuesday to void a rule that protects individuals who bypass access controls on copyrighted software for the purpose of repairing medical devices, saying that the exemption is "unlawful many times over."