Defendant: LifePort Sciences LLC
Court: U.S. Patent Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Date: Jun 30, 2014
Docket: IPR2014-00284
Judge: Barbara A. Benoit
June 25, 2014 – Inter Partes Review instituted
December 23, 2013 – Medtronic, Inc. and Medtronic Vascular, Inc. petition for Inter Partes Review at the U.S. Patent Office of U.S. Patent No. 5,562,728, alleging that certain claims are unpatentable. The ‘728 patent is titled “Endovascular Grafting Apparatus, System and Method and Devices for Use Therewith.”
- Decision Instituting Inter Partes Review [384.59 kB]
- Petition [721.44 kB]
- U.S. Patent No. 5,562,728 [1.17 MB]
Endovascular Grafting Apparatus, System and Method and Devices for Use Therewith